[conspire] Linux apps on a chromebook, via Debian 9 Stretch Virtual Machine

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Tony Godshall (togo at of.net):

> Well, my posting wasn't really in response to his posting, or to your
> response.

However, it was such fitting commentary that I only belatedly realised
it wasn't on the same mailing list.  (For those who're wondering, there
was a problem posed by Christian Einfeldt on the SF-LUG mailing list
for which Tony's comments were enlightening assistance.)

> ChromeOS *does* have a Dev mode which does let you get a stripped down
> text console environment, and it *is* possible to install chrooted
> full linux distro (crouton), or, I think, replace the stock chromeOS,
> on some models.

Yes to the latter.  At the time they were new, I skim-read articles to
that effect.

> Would you like a Samsung Chromebook 500C.  It's intel-based, just
> sitting here on my shelf, gathering dust.

Thanks very much for thinking of me, but I really should decline,
because I have several other units I ought to be doing something with.