I use a kindle for the original use case described but my Pixelbook Go is the best linux netbook (does that term still exist?) I've ever owned. I run a full debian install in a container and have yet to find any app or tool (GUI or command line) that I can't get working locally. I haven't tried heavyweights like gimp or bitwig and I definitely wouldn't suggest compiling on it.
Happy to answer any questions about existing in the ecosystem, I use it daily and for me it works great. This is the one I've had for a little under a year: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YMGQYP6/ On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 7:05 PM Ben Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 at 10:49 AM, John Jason Jordan < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 22:54:15 -0800 > > > > Russell Senior [email protected] dijo: > > > > > Not being able to print to a local USB connected printer in ChromeOS > > > > > > (you had to enroll your printer with google, and send your documents > > > > > > to google so they could send it back to your printer) used to be a big > > > > > > "NO THANK YOU" from me. I think someone told me that's no longer the > > > > > > case, but I'd already installed Gallium on my two Toshiba Chromebook > > > > > > 2's. I kind of like Gallium, although new Chromebooks with higher res > > > > > > displays are hard to come by and it seems like the development pace > > > > > > has slowed recently, 3.1 is still based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, which is > > > > > > still supported upstream, but is coming up on 4 years old. > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 10:28 PM elcaseti [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > The Snapdragon 7 is an ARM CPU, so there might not be any distros > > > > > > > > that would support that Duet 5 13.3. If you do end up buying a > > > > > > > > Chromebook, I agree that you really don't want to use ChromeOS. I > > > > > > > > used a Chromebook at my library recently, & it was so limiting, that > > > > > > > > it was almost useless. I was unable to print a PDF from a USB jump > > > > > > > > drive, & it doesn't get more basic than that. I asked a librarian > > > > > > > > if he knew how to do this, & he said I don't think you can do that > > > > > > > > on our chromebooks! > > > > Thanks to all for the observations. I had already looked at Gallium, but > > > > you have to download an ISO according to what CPU your device has, and > > > > all the ISOs they offer are for Intel CPUs only, no ISOs for > > > > Snapdragons. > > FWIW You want the intel versions since those have better* mainline linux > support. You still need to read the fine print though. > > > > > > My understanding is that you can run just about any distro if you > > > > install it as a virtual OS, and current versions of Chrome OS have that > > > > capability built in. The problem is finding a discussion somewhere > > > > posted by someone who has actually installed a distro virtually on a > > > > recent Chromebook, with information about what works and what doesn't. > > > > The Lenovo that I have my eyes on has only 8GB RAM and 64GB storage, > > > > and neither are upgradable. It's a $400 gamble, although I could > > > > probably return it. I could live with one or two little things not > > > > working, but what if the touchscreen or the wifi fail? > > > Someone here mentioned running linux on a chromebook in this way and I'd > be interested in knowing what doesn't work since the wider internet isn't > really clear on that point.. > > > > > Maybe I need to put this project on the shelf and revisit it in a couple > > > > years. > > A few years (and a few well-worded letters to your political > representative) might give us Right To Repair legislation that renders this > entire discussion obsolete. > > -Ben > -- Timothy Scoppetta P: 845-459-3002 E: [email protected]
