I bought an old HP chromebook cheap on ebay that came with Zorin OS installed. It isn’t much, but just about manages to do what I need. The trouble is, Zorin seems kind of bloated and the Chromebook hasn’t got much memory. I don’t even have enough space to install updates.
I’m comfortable with running a pared-down OS that might be a better fit for a tired old Chromebook. What might work better than Zorin?
I am going to try something else completely. I dont know if it will work.
The Plan: A thin client that connects to an always on RDP session either on a real computer or my servers virtual one.
Alpine Linux in Diskless mode, Xorg, Freedrp
No desktop environment, no window manager. Everything loads into ram.
A project for the weekend, curious how it will go.
Issues that need to be addressed:
suspend when lid closed will have to be added manually. RDP probably should drop or ask for a password at each wake up if the laptop leaves the house. When remote I guess tailscale or similar will have to be implemented.