6 years ago
4
Linux comes to Chromebooks
Chrome OS is based on Linux, but you can't easily run Linux applications on it. That's about to change, with Google's Project Crostini rolling out.
Continue Reading
https://www.zdnet.com
Join the Discussion
The Linux would be run as a VM. It sounds ideal for Android developers. As the article states: "With this integrated Linux support, you can create, test, and run any Android or web app for phones, tablets, and laptops -- all on one Chromebook. You'll be able to run popular editors, code in your favorite language, and launch projects to Google Cloud with the Linux."
However, for non-Android-developer use, I'd rather get a regular used (or new!) PC and install a Linux distro on that. A mainstream Linux distro as the sole OS in a PC makes for a wonderful workhorse of a machine. Also, I have to admit I don't really trust Google/Chrome/Chromebooks from a privacy point of view. If I can't have Linux as the standalone OS in a machine, I don't want that machine.
That's what I've done for over ten years quite frankly. Mostly Ubntu has been my main OS,but back in the day,I ran Linspire,Mepis,Fedora,etc.
Absolutely. When it comes to what OS I have and how it's set up, if I can't do it my way,it does not get done.. And no,I don't want to stick my favorite distro in a pokey old VB.
You can do just that with Crouton.
Can't easily run Linux applications on it? Has this author lived under a rock? Have you ever heard of Crouton?!