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Wait until you discover GalliumOS[0]. Now you can have a finely tuned native Linux OS that's designed for Chromebooks. You can always dual boot it with ChromeO
by nickjj 10y ago
Wait until you discover GalliumOS[0].
Now you can have a finely tuned native Linux OS that's designed for Chromebooks. You can always dual boot it with ChromeOS to solve the problem of guests using it.
I actually just ordered a Chromebook yesterday. Can't wait until it arrives this week and set it up with Gallium.
[0] https://galliumos.org/ https://galliumos.org/
- emdd 10y agoI'm interested in this exact setup. We'll see...
- dTal 10y agoGalliumOS irritates me because to read their marketing copy, ARM Chromebooks don't exist, and I own an ARM Chromebook and would dearly like a normal Linux OS finetuned for it. I get that it's not their fault and ARM is a different beast, but it wouldn't kill them to add the word "Intel" to their front page, to spare others the disappointment I experienced.
- reynhout 10y agoYou're right, that could be more clear. We plan to add ARM support, but we aren't there yet. Sorry for the disappointment. There are 101 (really) Chromebook models, past and present. 33 are ARM, but GalliumOS supports almost all of the remaining 68. https://wiki.galliumos.org/Hardware_Compatibility https://wiki.galliumos.org/Hardware_Compatibility
- dTal 10y agoSuch a polite reply to such a grumbly comment. Thanks for the work you do, even if I can't take advantage of it yet. The main issue with desktop Linux on ARM Chromebooks (that I encountered) is HW acceleration. GLES support is sketchy to nonexistent among the current crop of window managers. I am hopeful that some of the work the Pyra team is doing to bring a standard accelerated desktop to a mobile device can be reused on the Chromebook - I've already had some success with GLshim, which was developed for the Pandora.
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- hajak 10y agoHmmmm... looks very interesting. I'll check Gallium when the freshness of ChromeOS fades :)
- anonbanker 10y agoso, see you in a week?
- hajak 10y agoYeah, probably ;)
- sdegutis 10y agoHow is the driver support? In my experience with Apple laptops, Linux drivers are awful to the point of draining the battery much faster than macOS would, and using the hardware becomes flaky, e.g. sporadic wifi access, issues with video playback or plugging into a projector, etc. Are these issues solved with GalliumOS for Chromebooks?
- anonbanker 10y agoI get about the same battery life in GalliumOS as I do in ChromeOS. Maybe a little more, actually. wifi access is solid, and I haven't experienced any flakiness in any of the hardware. it just works.
- sdegutis 10y agoAnd you get to use all your favorite Linux programs, like Emacs and Chrome, without draining the battery to fast?
- anonbanker 10y agovery much, yes, though I prefer a full KDE desktop (and Vim). I don't see a difference in battery life. if I used XFCE or LXDE, I'd probably have even better battery life.
- sdegutis 10y agoAwesome. I may very well buy a Chromebook and use GalliumOS for my next laptop. This rMBP is on its way out, it's so buggy and crashy.