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Play store on older Chromebook? Is it possible?

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i would install a light linux distro. 

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The title pretty much sums up my question. I had recently acquired a free Acer C720 Chromebook, which has now been updated to the latest OS it can handle: Chrome OS 76.0.3809.136. I am wondering, is it possible to get the play store running on this little thing? Not a big deal if I can't, but this machine is just so nice and compact and I have kind of become attached to it throughout my short ownership of it. 

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I have the same chromebook.

It serves 95% of my daily need. Listen to media (online or off -from a 1T HDD), MS doc, emails, GMeet ...

I can even install my VPN (thru extension) on it.

The best, costwise.

I will buy a Chromebook again if this one dies, which it seems that it can go on forever.

 

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i would install a light linux distro. 

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On 12/28/2021 at 11:33 PM, adarw said:

i would install a light linux distro. 

That is something I did consider, and I definitely will try that out at some point, but I'll first enjoy the ChromeOS experience without google play for now. I can seem to live without it now that I customised it to my liking some more 

Make sure to quote me @Meowster  so that I see your reply

I love my job, being a sysadmin. It's very fun 

 

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