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On a Chromebook you can install the Linux Dev VM with 5 clicks in the settings and get a fully featured Debian VM.
by nolist_policy 5mo ago
On a Chromebook you can install the Linux Dev VM with 5 clicks in the settings and get a fully featured Debian VM.
- traderj0e 5mo agoI'm willing to bet it's easier to set up a Linux VM on a Chromebook than on a Mac. But the other side is that anything not explicitly requiring Linux will work natively in macOS, where you also get a nicer terminal. Like I've not needed a Linux VM in years, and the author doing web dev probably won't either.
- QuercusMax 5mo agopretty dang easy to run a Linux container on MacOS using Colima (https://github.com/abiosoft/colima https://github.com/abiosoft/colima).
- bigyabai 5mo agoRelative to native Docker and Crostini, my experience using Colima at work was like pulling my own teeth out.
- traderj0e 5mo agoCrostini is built into the Chromebook, vs macOS where I hear a different container solution every time someone asks about it. Colima is a new one to me. Maybe it works great and the others do too, but full 1P support is a step up.
- pjmlp 5mo agoYes, however most of us don't really need to use Linux containers for our work, plain traditional UNIX works just fine.