Between the Material You design and move to break apart the Chrome browser from ChromeOS, now more than ever, ChromeOS is Linux with Google's desktop environment.
you can’t run a a built-from-source version of the kernel or DE
That’s sad, do you know why that is? Is it that you can’t use a generic Linux kernel as a drop-in replacement or that you couldn’t even modify the source of the kernel used by ChromiumOS?
And with “Google Linux”, do you mean its architecture is fundamentally different from the average distribution to be compatible with software that would otherwise run on it?
Well, you can build and run from source using Chromium. But that doesn’t have all the features of ChromeOS, just like AOSP vs what you get on a Pixel phone.
I can’t imagine that Google have changed the kernel architecture. I just meant to differentiate that it’s their own distribution rather than another Debian derivative or something.
Ah, you’re right, the fact that Chrome has stuff not on Chromium is a pretty big deal, a few years ago I tried to use a project that attempted to somehow bridge the gap, I think it was Brunch and it was a pain to get working.
it’s their own distribution rather than another Debian derivative or something.
That’s sad, do you know why that is? Is it that you can’t use a generic Linux kernel as a drop-in replacement or that you couldn’t even modify the source of the kernel used by ChromiumOS?
And with “Google Linux”, do you mean its architecture is fundamentally different from the average distribution to be compatible with software that would otherwise run on it?
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Interesting, didn’t know about the container thing!
Well, you can build and run from source using Chromium. But that doesn’t have all the features of ChromeOS, just like AOSP vs what you get on a Pixel phone.
I can’t imagine that Google have changed the kernel architecture. I just meant to differentiate that it’s their own distribution rather than another Debian derivative or something.
Ah, you’re right, the fact that Chrome has stuff not on Chromium is a pretty big deal, a few years ago I tried to use a project that attempted to somehow bridge the gap, I think it was Brunch and it was a pain to get working.
I understand