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== Alternatives to Chromebooks ==
 
== Alternatives to Chromebooks ==
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Chrome OS is marketed as being just a browser on bare-metal, although it did recently add Google Drive and a Debian subsystem so one could install Android and Linux apps. But given Google's interest in harvesting private data, it still causes some people concern that it may be engaging in unwanted behavior. Some lightweight alternatives are:
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Chrome OS was originally marketed as being just a browser on bare-metal, although it did later add Google Drive and a Debian subsystem so one could install Android and Linux apps. But given Google's interest in harvesting private data, it still causes some people concern that it may be engaging in unwanted behavior. Some lightweight alternatives are:
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*GNU/Linux (such as Mint or Ubuntu) on a "thin-and-light" laptop. Chrome, Firefox, and Opera all work well on Ubuntu. The thin client edition is Ubuntu Core.
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*GNU/Linux (such as [[Linux Mint|Mint]] or [[Ubuntu]]) on a "thin-and-light" laptop. Chrome, Firefox, and Opera all work well on Ubuntu. The thin client edition is Ubuntu Core.
 
*Windows 10 Core
 
*Windows 10 Core
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*Windows Lite (upcoming, rumored) - Windows with the Linux kernel. Windows 12 Lite is not from Microsoft. There have been many hoaxes of Windows 12 especially on YouTube.
      
==See also==
 
==See also==
Block, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, Check users, delete, edit, Moderators, move, oversight, protect, ratelimit-exempt, rollback, Administrators
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