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Interesting, for what it's worth you can already run VSCode on Chromebooks using Intel processors. It's my preferred editor right now on my Pixelbook running f

by 0xCMP 8y ago

Interesting, for what it's worth you can already run VSCode on Chromebooks using Intel processors. It's my preferred editor right now on my Pixelbook running from the Embedded Linux container beta.

headmelted 8y ago
I wasn't sure which was the better link to post but I've written about exactly this here: https://headmelted.com/visual-studio-code-for-arm64-67c19625ba2c https://headmelted.com/visual-studio-code-for-arm64-67c19625... Basically it's the ARM and ARM64 support that's new. For anyone who has a device that supports the official Linux apps containers I steer them down that route, the Crouton method is kept around for older kernel devices (as their out of luck wrt official Linux support, sadly)
- Theodores 8y ago
  Thanks for your efforts, as a long time Chromebook user I am truly impressed particularly with the Crouton build for those of us with the original Pixel and no Android apps. Currently I am not in Developer Mode and I have a linux box for running a different IDE. I am okay with my Pixel being for testing and non-dev things. So, before I powerwash the thing and get Crouton working again (which I am slightly loathed to do since the five year support period is over), could I please have a few screen shots? I hope I am speaking here not just for myself but for others with a loved but dated Chromebook and questions about how this would work in the file-less world of ChromeOS where I am not so likely to be able to sync my files to a remote server. If I am to swap over to a different IDE then I need a few pictures to persuade me that the efforts are worthwhile. The Pixel (original vintage) has the best screen/keyboard/trackpad/speakers/design of any laptop ever made even if the CPU is a bit lame by today's standards and the battery doesn't last all day. So it would be nice to code on.

by 0xCMP 8y ago

Interesting, for what it's worth you can already run VSCode on Chromebooks using Intel processors. It's my preferred editor right now on my Pixelbook running from the Embedded Linux container beta.

headmelted 8y ago

I wasn't sure which was the better link to post but I've written about exactly this here: https://headmelted.com/visual-studio-code-for-arm64-67c19625ba2c https://headmelted.com/visual-studio-code-for-arm64-67c19625... Basically it's the ARM and ARM64 support that's new. For anyone who has a device that supports the official Linux apps containers I steer them down that route, the Crouton method is kept around for older kernel devices (as their out of luck wrt official Linux support, sadly)

Theodores 8y ago
Thanks for your efforts, as a long time Chromebook user I am truly impressed particularly with the Crouton build for those of us with the original Pixel and no Android apps. Currently I am not in Developer Mode and I have a linux box for running a different IDE. I am okay with my Pixel being for testing and non-dev things. So, before I powerwash the thing and get Crouton working again (which I am slightly loathed to do since the five year support period is over), could I please have a few screen shots? I hope I am speaking here not just for myself but for others with a loved but dated Chromebook and questions about how this would work in the file-less world of ChromeOS where I am not so likely to be able to sync my files to a remote server. If I am to swap over to a different IDE then I need a few pictures to persuade me that the efforts are worthwhile. The Pixel (original vintage) has the best screen/keyboard/trackpad/speakers/design of any laptop ever made even if the CPU is a bit lame by today's standards and the battery doesn't last all day. So it would be nice to code on.