Old Shitty Computer That Barely Works? Try A Linux or Android Based OS

[Rev.Cambeul]

I suggest skipping direct to Linux Lite Android PrimeOS below. It will do EVERYTHING almost everything.

BTW: @ Computer Nerds reading this: You are already using Linux, and you can shove it! Yeah, I'm quite apt with those sudo intellectual geek machines. I know how you faggot Swahili suckers work with your Ubuntu and bullshit mix distributions. So get off your drug-sucking, Wetback-fucking, donkey cousin of a high horse. I've been working on computers and their ease-of-use-for-all since your tranny mothers were in diapers! Flex is simplification for communication - not for Nerds. If they don't need to do anything more than send an email, ride the internet and watch videos, then WGF? Linux Lite will do everything, but it's a learning process. Google Chrome/Flex is SIMPLE!

Chrome OS Flex is new for 22. It's a version of Chrome OS that works on shitty old stuff you never thought you would ever use or wanted to use ever again.

People who want to use Chrome OS Flex have a saying: "WGF! I can send email, read The White Man's Bible PDF, watch Ben Klassen videos, and post in Creator Forum. WTF else do I need? RAHOWA! ".

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Information, Download & Installation

https://chromeenterprise.google/os/chromeosflex

Install Using Rufus ... Or Use the Google Method
Instructions: https://quickfever.com/chrome-os-flex
Download Rufus: http://rufus.ie/en/
I recommend using Rufus ~ @Rev.Cambeul.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFAg1FkGgMM

If all you want to do is read PDF's, type documents, receive and send emails, and use a webbrowser to peruse websites and watch videos, then it's perfect.

Chrome Extensions, Games & Apps
https://chrome.google.com/webstore
https://beebom.com/best-chrome-os-apps-install-chromebook

SMB/SAMBA Windows Network
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=smb+file+share+chromebook
https://chromeunboxed.com/chromebook-nfs-network-file-share-how-to
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/pro-tip-connect-to-smb-shares-from-your-chromebook
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smbcifs-file-system/mfhnnfciefdpolbelmfkpmhhmlkehbdf

... Using Linux File Managers https://www.fossmint.com/best-linux-file-managers-for-chrome-os

If you just want to use your laptop like a glorified phone or TV - perhaps linked directly to your phone or tablet and TV -  then Chrome OS Flex is perfect for you.

It also works on Macs & PC's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5symRnhRFxU

How to Install Windows Software/Apps

Step 1. Install Linux Wine.
Step 2. Install Windows Software/Apps via Wine.
Step 3. Drink a beer.
Step 4. Get Salubrious.

[Rev.Cambeul]

After installing Chrome OS Flex and testing it for more than a week, I found that it's a little faulty, so I tried Linux Lite. Absolutely faultless. Works perfectly on both my 13 year old laptop from 2009 that came with XP, and another shitty four year old laptop that came with Windows 7 and barely worked at all from new, until now.

Chrome OS Flex Problems: No Bluetooth, no SMB/SAMBA Networking, and a lack of app/program options - specifically for security cameras. If none of these are an issue when you install, then Chrome OS Flex is for you - but probably unlike you, I have my specific requirements. So ...

https://www.linuxliteos.com/download.php

Free Operating System - Linux Lite

Linux Lite was created to make the transition from Windows to a linux based operating system, as smooth as possible.

It does this by providing easy to use familiar software such as Skype, Steam, Kodi and Spotify, a free Office suite, and a familiar user interface or Desktop Environment.

Linux Lite follows the Unix philosophy in regards to software selection and programming as it applies to the modern era, select and write programs that do one thing and do it well.

By continuing to improve on what we already provide by listening to members of the community, Linux Lite evolves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B0-UyIV01Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGS6BdmUU1c

[Rev.Cambeul]

Unfortunately the Linux OS versions I installed on older computers were still too slow. It worked, but was not fast enough for the oldest. So I got to experimenting again and decided to install a version of Android ... AND IT WORKS PERFECTLY!

If all you are looking for is a computer to browse the internet, send emails and watch videos, Android PrimeOS will do it. And your old computer will work faster than it did at new - and I'm using a laptop from about 2005. Another benefit over Linux is that you probably already know how to use Android systems on your phones, tablets and TV's, so there's no learning curve. Just get PrimeOS installed, and you'll soon be using your favourite apps on a bigger and better screen with a mouse and keyboard.
https://www.primeos.in/download

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWX2zyWWGpM

Also, I have too many laptops, so I'll be giving away one or two ... depending how many of them actually work. All I need for myself are my two main computers I built myself with Windows 11, a modern Windows 11 laptop and an old Android PrimeOS laptop. The rest are going.

In Australia, any mobile phone or tablet relying on 3G has suddenly stopped working due to new govt regulations. If anybody reading this is wondering whether their old phones or tablets are of any use, they can be repurposed as security cameras. Just look for the software.

Speaking of which, two of my tablets are so old, they aren't even of use as security cameras, so I'll be setting one up just to display pictures. The other I gave to my neighbour; she'll be using it for the same purpose, as she now has her own modern tablet and phone.