the middle schooler: then I installed linux on my [school] chromebook
me: um are you allowed to do that?
middle schooler: I asked our tech teacher and he doesn't know what linux is so I decided yes
A “one click” install of Debian (in a VM) that runs alongside your ChomeOS device. It’s a great starter tool for those getting used to Linux and even for the Linux Pro it gives you a terminal, which 99% of the time is all I need.
You can use GUI applications as well so GIMP and other tools are available.
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I hate that I just read the words " back in the day" in the context of chromebooks. this feels too new for me xD
Chromebooks came out like 3 years ago riiight?
Yes! The crouton dual boot was an absolute gem; singlehandedly helped me survive high school boredom
@gramgan
What’s the tool of choice now?
Crostini. https://chromeos.dev/en/linux
A “one click” install of Debian (in a VM) that runs alongside your ChomeOS device. It’s a great starter tool for those getting used to Linux and even for the Linux Pro it gives you a terminal, which 99% of the time is all I need.
You can use GUI applications as well so GIMP and other tools are available.
Super easy, barely an inconvenience.
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As far as I know. You could probably get fancy moving to dev mode and then install whatever, but I’m plenty happy with Debian.
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