# Linux on Dell Chromebook

**URL:** <https://www.twit.community/t/linux-on-dell-chromebook/13956>\
**Category:** Linux and FOSS\
**Created:** [January 27, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/linux-on-dell-chromebook/13956 "2023-01-27T19:52:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![masking\_agent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@masking\_agent](https://www.twit.community/u/masking_agent)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/linux-on-dell-chromebook/13956/1 "2023-01-27T19:52:30Z")

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Hi all,  
I have a few Dell 3100 Chromebooks to re-purpose. What Linux Distro would you recommend ?

thx

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/leo/32/16203_2.png) [@Leo](https://www.twit.community/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/linux-on-dell-chromebook/13956/2 "2023-01-27T20:29:56Z")

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Unfortunately Chromebooks have unique hardware and firmware that often means they’re incompatible with Linux. I’d google “Linux Dell 3100” to see what people are doing to make it compatible.

I use Manjaro on my 2022 Dell XPS 15 - I’ve used Linux on most of my Windows-based Dells. Dell Linux support is very good. They ship some of them with Ubuntu so that should work as well.

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**Author:** ![masking\_agent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@masking\_agent](https://www.twit.community/u/masking_agent)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/linux-on-dell-chromebook/13956/3 "2023-01-27T20:32:33Z")

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Leo, You’re awesome as always and that’s why your’re THE TECH GUY ! thanks

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**Author:** ![willmore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/willmore/32/16275_2.png) [@willmore](https://www.twit.community/u/willmore)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 2:00am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/linux-on-dell-chromebook/13956/4 "2023-01-28T02:00:45Z")

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You might want to look at [MrChromeBox](https://mrchromebox.tech) as a source of bios flash info. There is a Linux distro customized for chromebooks–that fixes up the odd keyboards and sometimes strange audio configurations called GalliumOS.

Looks like your machine is called “FLEEX” and uses the ‘disconnect the battery while power is switched on’ method to disable bios write protect.

I’ve converted three chromebooks and almost a dozen chromeboxes, so it’s very possible to do this. Best of luck!