Unfortunately, Chromebooks are a bit different from standard PC laptops, and Crouton is definitely a limited version of Linux. I guess I'm not surprised they called your question OT. Fortunately, there may be hope: http://chromeos-cr48.blogspot.fr/2013/10/chrubuntu-for-new-chromebooks-now-with.html I haven't tried that myself because the only Chromebooks I have access to are owned by work, but it looks pretty hopeful. - Justin On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Gene Kremer <gene.kremer at visi.com> wrote: > I was excited to return to Linux after needing Windows for work for so long. > Retirement and XP going gave me the nudge to get an inexpensive internet > device that...joy!...I could install Linux on. OK, did that. Got an Acer > C720 and installed crouton which is supposed to be an Ubuntu distro, > but.....there is no apt! Can't install anything else. Did a refreshed > install, but still no good. The Ubuntu forum called my question off-topic. > > Can someone tell me how to get a real Linux machine that I could do > something on besides experience the Google hegemony. > > Good to be back after missing this group for years. > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list