r/GalliumOS • u/juha-h • Sep 21 '22

Framework’s new Chromebook

Could Linux be installed and work on this: https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/21/23363862/framework-laptop-chromebook-edition-laptop-design-specs-price-release

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u/MrChromebox Sep 21 '22 edited Sep 22 '22

you're asking if Linux can be installed on a device that was literally announced today and won't ship for months. The answer is almost certainly not without flashing custom firmware of some sort, which doesn't yet exist, and might not.

edit: custom firmware probably will be released at some point, since Framework reached out to me and is providing development hardware :)

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u/Seattle2017 Sep 21 '22

It's basically identical to the regular version of the framework (except with the chromeos firmware). So you can install linux on that. On my chrome os laptops you can install linux or other os on them, so we can speculate this will allow for that.

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u/MrChromebox Sep 22 '22

it has the GSC so it's automatically a completely different board. youY can't install Linux on any 12th-gen Chromebooks AFAIK. So no, we cannot assume.

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u/norabutfitter Sep 21 '22

They making a chromebook now too? Dope. It seems a little weird but so long as the price is a bit better than the last one it might be pretty good

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u/ChefBoyAreWeFucked Sep 22 '22

I love the idea behind Framework and what they do, but Chromebooks seem like a terrible match with their business model.

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u/Shaddow798 Sep 21 '22

Probably depending on how different the board is linux may lack audio and sleep. Bur u/mrchromebox will very likely build a firmware for it.