On 4/16/21 9:41 AM, Dr Paul Verschueren wrote: > > I assumed that the relative silence indicated I’m on my own, so I > thought I would make an initial investigation this lunchtime. > > Great news - it turns out to be relatively trivial to get Lyx working > under Chrome OS, and there is no need to compile a native app. > > > > Chrome OS sets up a small VM with a copy of Debian 10, and Lyx 2.3.2 > installs cleanly via apt(?) - even for a Windows die-hard like myself > with no previous Linux exposure. > > Performance does not seem an issue – there is a slight slow-down > noticeable compiling a complex 40 page math paper, but it is perfectly > acceptable (to me at least). > > I now have several Word docs open, about 20 Chrome browser tabs, some > pdfs, Debian and Lyx all running happily in 4Gb RAM and with a 32Gb > disk – amazing! > > > > The more challenging steps now will be replicating my custom Lyx > environment under Linux (all those weird path names!), and gaining > access to all my OneDrive disks (I’ve found a Linux utility called > rclone, but it doesn’t seem to like my multiple OneDrive setup). Again > any previous experience/hints/tips would be most welcome. > > > > My congratulations to all the team who have obviously kept the product > lean and mean – I did not have high expectation of getting it working > well on a Chromebook, but I was wrong! > It would be great to set up a web page on the wiki with this information, and more. Step by step instructions if possible. How does one access the VM?
I've created a page here: https://wiki.lyx.org/Chrome/Chrome. You can use the password "LyX" to edit it. Or I can do it later. Once we have it, I will create a link from the Download page, crediting you with this discovery, and send an announcement to our various lists. It is pretty amazing what little tiny computers will do these days. I had my wife using a Raspberry Pi until we learned that Zoom won't run on it. Riki
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