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While this is probably very helpful to Chromebook owners, it doesn't make me want to use a Chromebook for development, or understand the choice. If the hardwar
by pekk 13y ago
While this is probably very helpful to Chromebook owners, it doesn't make me want to use a Chromebook for development, or understand the choice.
If the hardware is particularly good (is it?), why doesn't someone make it easier to just straight up run Linux from the hard drive? I mean no weird scripts, SD cards, etc. but just a proper distro like Debian.
- Touche 13y ago> If the hardware is particularly good (is it?), With the exception of the Pixel the advantage of most Chromebooks is that they are cheap and fairly nice in terms of portability. > why doesn't someone make it easier to just straight up run Linux from the hard drive? I mean no weird scripts, SD cards, etc. but just a proper distro like Debian. That's what Crouton does for you.
- DanBC 13y agoThis is just straight Debian, with no ChromeOS, on a Chromebook Pixel. <http://vger.kernel.org/~davem/chromebook_pixel_linux.txt> http://vger.kernel.org/~davem/chromebook_pixel_linux.txt> > When the boot screen appears hit Ctrl-L, SeaBIOS will come up and say "Hit ESC to choose boot device" so hit ESC and choose the USB device you plugged in. [...] > Every time you boot up you'll need to do that Ctrl-L song and dance, since unfortunately you can't make SeaBIOS the default 30-sec timeout selection.
- jlgreco 13y agoThe pixels have fantastic screens, the other chromebooks are fantastically cheap. The hardware on regular chromebooks is apparently great for the price, the hardware on the pixel is not great except for the screen. If neither of those things are what you are looking for, then steer clear of chromebooks. (I use a Pixel with plain old Debian. I have to press Ctrl-L every time I boot, as DanBC describes.)