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Is there a way to try out ChromeOS without owning a chromebook?

• Qerub 10y ago
  Yes, with Neverware CloudReady: http://www.neverware.com/ http://www.neverware.com/
  • jimmcslim 10y ago
    Interesting, can that be virtualised I wonder?
    • newjersey 10y ago
      What would be the use case? Better sandboxing than what Chrome/Chromium provides? Im not trying to make a snarky comment. I'm curious what the use case is for you. Thanks
      • benley 10y ago
        Trying it out before committing to reinstalling your laptop with it?
        • jimmcslim 10y ago
          Yes, this.
    • Qerub 10y ago
      They provide "unofficial" OVF files for VMware and VirtualBox: https://neverware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/214564457-Un-Official-CloudReady-Virtual-Machine-Images- https://neverware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/214564457-Un...
• gman99 10y ago
  x86 builds: http://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/ http://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/ You can boot from USB and give it a whirl. There are some closed source bits missing, so I'm unsure if, for eg, netflix, will work. But it'll give you a feel for the OS