Re: [PLUG] Using crosh shell on a Chromebook ( was: Chromebooks and Linux )

2022-01-21 Thread Tomas Kuchta
On Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 10:32 Robert Citek wrote: > On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 2:09 AM John Jason Jordan wrote: > > > * If you have the laptop folded over, in 2-in-1 mode, how can you hold > > it up in the air (like you were reading a book sitting in a > > recliner), without your fingers

Re: [PLUG] Using crosh shell on a Chromebook ( was: Chromebooks and Linux )

2022-01-21 Thread Robert Citek
On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 2:09 AM John Jason Jordan wrote: > * If you have the laptop folded over, in 2-in-1 mode, how can you hold > it up in the air (like you were reading a book sitting in a > recliner), without your fingers pressing on the keys in back? > After a certain angle, the

Re: [PLUG] Using crosh shell on a Chromebook ( was: Chromebooks and Linux )

2022-01-21 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Thu, 20 Jan 2022 23:23:06 -0700 Robert Citek dijo: >Here's the output from 'free' in crosh with the Debian VM running: > >crosh> shell >chronos@localhost / $ sudo su - >localhost ~ # free -tm > totalusedfree shared buff/cache >available >Mem: 3806

Re: [PLUG] Using crosh shell on a Chromebook ( was: Chromebooks and Linux )

2022-01-20 Thread Robert Citek
Here's the output from 'free' in crosh with the Debian VM running: crosh> shell chronos@localhost / $ sudo su - localhost ~ # free -tm totalusedfree shared buff/cache available Mem: 38062732 231 287 842 369 Swap:

Re: [PLUG] Using crosh shell on a Chromebook ( was: Chromebooks and Linux )

2022-01-20 Thread John Jason Jordan
Robert, The Chromebook that is at the top of my list at the moment has only 4GB RAM. Installing and running Debian (or others) in a container worries me. When you are running Linux in a container, how much RAM is taken in all by Chrome OS and Debian? I plan to use the tablet mostly for reading

Re: [PLUG] Using crosh shell on a Chromebook ( was: Chromebooks and Linux )

2022-01-20 Thread Robert Citek
Same scenario here. I use the Chromebook for its standard features: browsing, email, chat, music. I use the Linux VM ( container? ) with Debian to do some light work in the shell or in a Docker container. For heavier loads, I use the cloud ( AWS, GCP, Azure, etc. ). I have Docker containers that

Re: [PLUG] Using crosh shell on a Chromebook ( was: Chromebooks and Linux )

2022-01-20 Thread Timothy Scoppetta
My only experience with running linux (ubuntu) natively was with the original CR-48 prototype devices. On those linux ran like a dream but the touchpad was a nightmare with no drivers to tweak. The installation process was a breeze even back when chromebooks were new . My plan has always been to

[PLUG] Using crosh shell on a Chromebook ( was: Chromebooks and Linux )

2022-01-20 Thread Robert Citek
Thanks for your post, Timothy. I have almost the same environment here: read/listen to books on smartphone or tablet or Kindle, otherwise use a Chromebook ( rarely, I'll use my MacBookPro). In fact, if I need a "real" linux ( or Windows ) environment, I just create one in the cloud and then