You can run Ubuntu on Samsung's Chromebook

On Habré for several days in a row there are news about the Chromebook for $ 249. Today, this device has already appeared in the Google Play Store, and you can buy it. But of course, not everyone is happy with the OS that is installed by default, and thanks to which the device got its name, Chromebook. So, on this netbook, you can run Ubuntu, this question was asked in the comments.

Installing Ubuntu On this device, the developer spent Olaf Johansson. How to do this, he tells in English here . Unfortunately, not everything is still smooth. In particular, the trackpad does not work normally in Ubuntu on the specified device.
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The good news is that Chrome OS can not be deleted, it is enough to burn the image of Ubuntu to the SD card, and download the “chromebook” from this media. It is clear that the first attempts to launch a “non-native” OS cannot be called the most successful, but we can safely assume that everything will work as it should soon. If there is interest in this issue and the specialists who are able to solve the problem, everything will be fine.

However, there is still some work to be done on this issue, and probably a lot.

Via liliputing