Then I did an internet search to see what other people were using. Do you know there is almost no information on the internet about the HP Stream 13.
So I was on my own. Went out and grabbed the latest version of Linux Mint XFCE (17.1) and installed it to a USB stick. Then I shrunk the main Windows partition by 10 gig, and create a new swap partition (512 meg) and an ext4 partition 9.5 gigs.
I installed Mint 17.1 on the 9.5 gig partition.
The first time I started the Stream 13, Mint locked up. It was late so I crashed.
The next day I started up the Stream 13, pressed esc to get the boot menu, and booted to Mint. I walked away and came back an hour later. Wow, it was running! It was at the Mint login screen. I logged in, and noticed I didn't have wi-fi. I restarted a couple more times but still no wi-fi. So I shut down and powered back on. This time it automatically found my wi-fi and connected. Woo-hoo. Did my updates and upgrades, and then figured I'd post the information here...
I've since changed to boot order to boot UEFI Linux Mint first... works like a champ that way.
Now finally I get to play with the Stream 13 and see if I like it. At first blush, yea! It's light. 3.3 pounds. Got a decent keyboard. Plenty of ports, even a USB 3.0 port. And the price was awsome, with the touch screen it was only $279. And the touch screen works in Mint!
And without the touch screen it's just $229; $201 on Amazon! I'll plug in the HDMI and see how high the resolution goes, and report back. Does anyone else here have a Sream? Either the 11, the 13 or the 14? Do you know if the eMMC is replaceable? I haven't ripped the bottom case off yet.