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Help choosing distro for old EOL Chromebook
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Thanks for all the great replies! I installed OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with XFCE for now, because I had it lying around on a USB stick. Mostly to see if I even could get it running. So far so good, but I will definitely use some time to check out my options and see what will work the best. All replies are greatly appreciated!
I used to work for Chromebook Retail and I have a bunch of EOL devices around. Tumbleweed has been the most stable in my experience followed by Endeavor OS.
Good to know! Have you tried any other distros?
I'm sure I've tried a bunch over the years those are just the two that I've actively used the past couple years.