▲ 361 ▼ Now more than ever, ChromeOS is Linux with Google’s desktop environment (www.aboutchromebooks.com) submitted 2 years ago by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml 111 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why would you not be able to? Isn’t a chromebook just a laptop with garbage specs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not really. A Chromebook to a laptop is basically what a gaming console is to a desktop pc. Yes, it shares a lot of hardware, and the ISA too these days, but even then a lot of it might be trimmed down without any notice, or on the software side, you might be locked into what you get. They did make it easier to install Linux flavors, bit you still get what you get permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago the true wysiwyg device permalink fedilink source parent [–] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) There are actually Chromebooks with very solid specs, but no, it isn't that simple. They have custom firmware and components that often don't play well with Linux, or Windows for that matter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Okay, thanks for clearing this up. Chromebooks have turned me off since their inception, I just assumed since they are made by regular laptop companies that they are plain old low-spec machines running a lightweight OS with minimal functionality. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not really. A Chromebook to a laptop is basically what a gaming console is to a desktop pc. Yes, it shares a lot of hardware, and the ISA too these days, but even then a lot of it might be trimmed down without any notice, or on the software side, you might be locked into what you get. They did make it easier to install Linux flavors, bit you still get what you get permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago the true wysiwyg device permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago the true wysiwyg device permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) There are actually Chromebooks with very solid specs, but no, it isn't that simple. They have custom firmware and components that often don't play well with Linux, or Windows for that matter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Okay, thanks for clearing this up. Chromebooks have turned me off since their inception, I just assumed since they are made by regular laptop companies that they are plain old low-spec machines running a lightweight OS with minimal functionality. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Okay, thanks for clearing this up. Chromebooks have turned me off since their inception, I just assumed since they are made by regular laptop companies that they are plain old low-spec machines running a lightweight OS with minimal functionality. permalink fedilink source parent