Slim Operating Systems for Older Computers

After a trial phase lasting several months, Google has announced the general availability of the ChromeOS Flex operating system. It is primarily intended for older PCs and Macs and aims to breathe new life into them. The description looks promising.

ChromeOS was previously only available on Chromebooks, but that is changing with ChromeOS Flex. Google introduced the new operating system in February 2022 and has been in the Early Access phase since then. It is now ready for wider scaling to PC and Mac, Availability Notification, are currently 295 devices There are officially certified for free operating systems from a variety of manufacturers and variants, but you can try it out on non-certified devices as well.

Efficient OS for older devices

installation is working via bootable USB memory or by network deployment. The minimum requirements are an Intel or AMD CPU (x86), four gigabytes of RAM and 16 gigabytes of system memory. Hardware prior to 2010 may provide a poor user experience. ChromeOS Flex is based on the Chromium distribution CloudReady, the maker of which Neverware was acquired by Google in late 2020.

The operating system is designed to protect against malware and ransomware, because security updates regularly Can be set in background. On average, devices 19 percent less power than native OS consume. In addition, using ChromeOS Flex on truly unused devices reduces electronic waste.

Like a Chromebook, it boots up in a matter of seconds thanks to its cloud base. Another argument for using it in companies is easier administration through enterprise upgrades. There is access to web apps from Google, among other things, but Android apps cannot be installed. You can get more information on official website, By the way, if you have created a corresponding boot stick, you can test the OS directly through it instead of formatting the hard drive or SSD.

sources say

• Google Cloud Blog
• t3n (via)

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Tim Butcher