tpetry 3 days ago

They are built on Linux fundamentals but are miles away from being a _Linux desktop_.

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  • NewJazz 3 days ago

    Oh right they are a Linux laptop.

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    • ahartmetz 3 days ago

      They are another somewhat closed ecosystem and becoming more closed over time. Better than a TV that runs Linux, (so far still) better than Android, worse than any "real" Linux distribution.

      They are mostly on the wrong side in the war on general-purpose computing.

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      • rossy 3 days ago

        > They are mostly on the wrong side in the war on general-purpose computing.

        All modern Chromebooks can be put into developer mode without opening the case, which gives you root access.

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    • aucisson_masque 3 days ago

      Honestly we could consider Chromebook just as Android. Yes technically they run on Linux kernel but there is so much going wrong. It's far from what everyone think when saying Linux desktop.

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estimator7292 2 days ago

ChromOS is Linux in the way that Android is linux. Technically it has a Linux kernel, but that's it. It is not a Linux desktop under your control. It's a strictly proprietary OS you have very little control of. It's not Linux in the way that literally everyone else means the word.

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  • gpm 2 days ago

    As pointed out downthread this isn't true. It is under your control. All modern chromebooks let you enable developer mode which gives you root access, at which point is is a linux desktop in the way literally everyone means the word.

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