If you use the Crouton tool, you can load a separate FULL version of Linux onto a Chromebook. You will then have the option of using the Chromebook in ChromeOS mode, in which you will "have to deal with "a lot of 'cloud based' stuff" OR you can do the secret Chromebook handshake and use a full version of Linux. The default is Ubuntu. The issues with this are few but are significant: This does not, of course, affect your available RAM or storage space except that you'll have less of each, because you just put Linux on it. The other is that it's an ARM version of Linux, and anything relying on an Intel processor, or a specific chipset will fall over holding its throat making gurgling noises, then expire dramatically.
But using Crouton it IS a true version of Linux. You CAN use a "lite" version to save space, but I didn't and it pretty much runs anything you can compile for the ARM processor. A lot of utilities these days that support Linux have builds for the ARM branch, so this is less of a problem than you might think. The Pixelbook ability to run some Linux programs is different, but may have some things in common with it. I don't know, I don't have a Pixelbook, I have a Chromebook I installed Ubuntu on using Crouton. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/06/how-to-install-linux-on-a-chromebook/ https://gist.github.com/garthvh/07805317032ce7d55887 https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton 73, Gwen NG3P On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 12:23 AM Rob Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > It is now possible to run Linux apps on many newer Chromebooks. I do not > have one, so I have not tested that yet, but it is making me consider a > Chromebook now. > > > https://www.computerworld.com/article/3314739/chrome-os/how-to-use-linux-apps-on-chrome-os.html > > -- > Rob Campbell > KG6HUM > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 5:59 PM Dauer, Edward <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Anyone know if Elecraft utilities can be made to run on a Chrome OS? The > > reviews I have been reading about the Google Pixelbook make it seem > > attractive. > > > > Ted, KN1CBR > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > -- -+-+-+-+- Jenny Everywhere's Infinite: Quark Time http://quarktime.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
