So, I have a few questions. (And yes, I know I’m the person everyone makes fun of for thinking they can just dive into Linux without knowing anything. I know. T^T)
- Am I able to download PuppyOS (or any distro) onto the hard drive/main files to not necessitate a flash drive (& not be limited to ≤2 GB)?
- Can this be done from the UEFI shell, and if not, please explain how?
- Is there a difference between flashing a USB drive and a ‘clean install’? (reddit comment, don’t fully understand)
- If none of the above, any clue how to fix mouse/keyboard issue?
Or suggestions on how I should proceed from here in the core boot. Would really appreciate any advice/direction here.
–Background–
I logged onto my '20 HP Chromebook (AUE/EOL) one day & it was officially broken, couldn’t even load basic sites.
Really needed to use my PC & recently read about Linux. Found MrChromeBox and decided to utilize.
However, I only had a 2GB flash drive available at the time- so I went forward without a ChromeOS backup. (And I had no plans of going back to Chrome since now officially broken.)
PuppyOS was the most simple and small package I found to download that would fit.
Installed that on my USB drive and marched ahead.
However, I soon realized the downsides: extremely slow startup time, non working keyboard/mouse (works w/external setups), very basic OS.
Could make this work, but either need to find an actual solution without the flash drive. Or at least fix the mouse/keyboard conundrum.
Thanks again in advance.