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Please help with Wine for my Chromebook. Thank you much.

Started by agentunderdog , Feb 10 2024 09:17 AM

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#1 agentunderdog

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Posted 10 February 2024 - 09:17 AM

I would like help installing and setting up Wine on my Chromebook. Then I can run Windows, which I like and am familiar with.
 
I turned on Linux, and the cursor says this: 
 
    billtofte@penguin:~$
 
My laptop is an HP Chromebook 14a-na0000 (9WF14AV)
 
 
Storage: My Chromebook hard drive holds 32 GB with 14.9 GB in use for system, leaving 10.7 GB available. It only let me allocate 9.7 GB for Linux (recommended amount is 10). I have a built-in micro sd card slot. The empty card is 32 GB. I also have 2 empty thumb drives. One holds 60 GB and the other 30 GB.

Edited by agentunderdog, 10 February 2024 - 12:44 PM.

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Posted 10 February 2024 - 12:41 PM

Can you change your font? It is difficult to read.

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Posted 10 February 2024 - 12:44 PM

No problem.


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Posted 10 February 2024 - 12:48 PM

I don't think Wine will do on that device

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Posted 10 February 2024 - 12:51 PM

Good to know. Begs a question. How do I run Windows on this Chromebook? No money to fix it that way. A different Linux distro?


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Posted 10 February 2024 - 01:05 PM

No way unless you install windows you're stuck with alternate programs available on linux for windows.

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Posted 10 February 2024 - 02:08 PM

Can you recommend a quality website for alternate programs available on linux for windows? Also for using Linux since I have no idea.


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Posted 10 February 2024 - 02:30 PM

https://alternativeto.net/

What distro?

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Posted 10 February 2024 - 02:40 PM

I have no idea. I don't know Linux. The best one for my laptop, windows programs and gaming? Probably can only run older games on this computer.


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Posted 10 February 2024 - 02:50 PM

Who installed Linux on it?

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Posted 10 February 2024 - 03:12 PM

I used settings to turn it on, and the cursor says this:

 
    billtofte@penguin:~$
 
That's all I know.

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Posted 10 February 2024 - 03:16 PM

Type in

inxi -Fxxxz

Take a picture and upload it.

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Posted 10 February 2024 - 03:44 PM

billtofte@penguin:~$ inxi -Fxxxz
-bash: inxi: command not found
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Posted 10 February 2024 - 04:16 PM

Run

uname -a

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Posted 10 February 2024 - 04:19 PM

billtofte@penguin:~$ uname -a
Linux penguin 6.1.55-06877-gc83437f2949f #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Dec 14 19:17:39 PST 2023 x86_64 GNU/Linux
billtofte@penguin:~$

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