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Chromebooks are quite literally linux...

• tpetry 11mo ago
  They are built on Linux fundamentals but are miles away from being a _Linux desktop_.
  • NewJazz 11mo ago
    Oh right they are a Linux laptop.
    • ahartmetz 11mo ago
      They are another somewhat closed ecosystem and becoming more closed over time. Better than a TV that runs Linux, (so far still) better than Android, worse than any "real" Linux distribution. They are mostly on the wrong side in the war on general-purpose computing.
      • rossy 11mo ago
        > They are mostly on the wrong side in the war on general-purpose computing. All modern Chromebooks can be put into developer mode without opening the case, which gives you root access.
        • NewJazz 11mo ago
          And until very recently you could install whatever apk you wanted on your android phone.
          • Max-Limelihood 11mo ago
            You still can.
            • NewJazz 11mo ago
              That's changing though.
        • Dylan16807 11mo ago
          They're pretty hostile to it though. With normal developer mode, every boot it actively prompts the user to factory wipe it!
    • aucisson_masque 11mo ago
      Honestly we could consider Chromebook just as Android. Yes technically they run on Linux kernel but there is so much going wrong. It's far from what everyone think when saying Linux desktop.
• autochthoid 11mo ago
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• estimator7292 11mo ago
  ChromOS is Linux in the way that Android is linux. Technically it has a Linux kernel, but that's it. It is not a Linux desktop under your control. It's a strictly proprietary OS you have very little control of. It's not Linux in the way that literally everyone else means the word.
  • gpm 11mo ago
    As pointed out downthread this isn't true. It is under your control. All modern chromebooks let you enable developer mode which gives you root access, at which point is is a linux desktop in the way literally everyone means the word.