Chromebook: Ubuntu alongside stock Chrome OS
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Chromebook: Ubuntu alongside stock Chrome OS
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Re: Chromebook: Ubuntu alongside stock Chrome OS
#2Or Fedora:
https://www.berrange.com/posts/2012/11/30/installing-fedora-...
Or countless other Linux distros.
Re: Chromebook: Ubuntu alongside stock Chrome OS
#3Looks like this is crouton:
https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
"Anyone who wants to run straight Linux on their Chromium OS device, and doesn't care about physical security. You're also better off having some knowledge of Linux tools and the command line in case things go funny, but it's not strictly necessary."
The bit about physical security seems to refer to the fact that for some reason you can't even password protect your machine.
Re: Chromebook: Ubuntu alongside stock Chrome OS
#4If this is good enough to replace a macbook air why does this exist? http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromebooks.htm...
This product seems way out of line with Google's strategy.
Re: Chromebook: Ubuntu alongside stock Chrome OS
#5Y, the google+ article was a little light on details (i.e. what the heck is Crouton?). Found this link with more info: http://datko.net/2013/02/04/ubuntu-is-just-a-keypress-away-w...
Re: Chromebook: Ubuntu alongside stock Chrome OS
#6My initial thought about the Chomebook Pixel is exactly that it would be a good Linux machine. But with a maximum of 64GB storage, it'll never be my main machine, sadly.
Re: Chromebook: Ubuntu alongside stock Chrome OS
#7I really hope that "Ubuntu for Android" does well, which promises to deliver something similar but even better integrated, except on Android rather than ChromeOS.
Re: Chromebook: Ubuntu alongside stock Chrome OS
#8If this is good enough to replace a macbook air why does this exist? http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromebooks.htm... This product seems way out of line with Google's strategy.
It may not be good enough for you to replace your Macbook Air, but it was good enough for the author to forgo a Macbook Air. Subtle, but important difference.
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#9My initial thought about the Chomebook Pixel is exactly that it would be a good Linux machine. But with a maximum of 64GB storage, it'll never be my main machine, sadly.
The 13" Retina MacBook Pro [1] matches the wifi Pixel in almost every characteristic except the touch screen, and is just $200 more expensive for the model with 128GB storage. However, there's no LTE option.
Re: Chromebook: Ubuntu alongside stock Chrome OS
#10If this is good enough to replace a macbook air why does this exist? http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromebooks.htm... This product seems way out of line with Google's strategy.
To replace a Retina MacBook Pro?