[PLUG] Chromebooks and Linux

[John Jason Jordan]

On Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:05:21 -0800
Johnathan Mantey <manteyjg at gmail.com> dijo:

>I was going to broach this subject as well Galen. I didn't because the
>original poster decided not to pursue a solution to the problem posed.
>I only recently discovered this "feature". I was already unimpressed
>with Chromebooks based on my personal experience with one. The end of
>support policy just makes them that much more unappealing.
>Johnathan
>
>
>On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 10:20 AM Galen Seitz <galens at seitzassoc.com>
>wrote:
>
>>
>> FYI to John and anyone else considering purchasing a Chromebook.  If
>> you are intending to use ChromeOS (i.e. as a normal Chromebook), you
>> should check the end of updates date before purchasing.  Sometimes
>> when you spot a really good deal on a Chromebook, it is because the
>> Auto Update Expiration date is approaching.  For the Lenovo IdeaPad
>> Duet 5, auto updates end in June 2029.

I had read about the end period for Chrome OS updates, although I was
unaware that 2029 was the end date for the Ideapad 5 13.3. I was
concentrating on getting Linux installed on it, or on whatever else I
ended up buying.

At this time I can't find anything that I want.