I wrote an article previously about running CrunchBang Linux on the CR-48, but I decided to give Lubuntu another try and found that mapping the missing keys was a very similar process.

First, make sure you have xkbset and xbacklight installed. Run sudo apt-get install xkbset xbacklight.

Second, add to …

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Today I decided to dust off the old CR-48 Chromebook I had lying around. I wasn't happy with the performance on it using Chrome OS, Windows 7, or Ubuntu but I thought I'd give it one more chance using a lightweight Linux distribution. I'm really impressed with CrunchBang Linux! Overall …

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