It's not good. Sometimes the only computer a kid has is a chromebook because their parents got it for them for school. I'm seeing more and people just don't have computers at all. PC isn't moving fluidly to the next generation as a result. I've told parents about steam deck hoping they'll pick that as their kid's game console, but it's not as easy as when I was a kid where you just had a computer anyway and it was about if it could play the game you wanted to play. With the indie scene that concern when away a lot, but now a lot of kids just don't have PCs
It's really easy well documented how to install postmarket-os on chrome books, as described here: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wikiCategory:ChromeOS . Go and be the person that empowers these kids and transforms their computer into a machine they can use and modify in any way they like, instead of remaining mere recipients of the actions of some billion dollar company
Having daily driven Windows (~6 years growing up), MacOS (8+ years for work), Linux (~18 years on personal and (some) work machines), and ChromeOS (~2 years, on a cheap Chromebook used while I was traveling places I didn't want to take an expensive machine), if my options were Windows, MacOS, or ChromeOS, I would 100% take ChromeOS. Even on cheap hardware, it was a better user experience than the others... Though I will caveat that with: when I had to do work that required heavy lifting, I remoted into my Linux desktop. But that was a hardware limitation, rather than a software limitation.
For people who know what they're doing, I recommend traditional Linux. For those who don't, I recommend ChromeOS. Mac and Windows are both also run by mega corps, they're all spying on users... at least ChromeOS is performant and stable.
ChromeOS moves from a Gentoo-derived base that’s relatively close to desktop Linux to Android. Google wrote a technology that lets Linux X11 applications work with ChromeOS‘s display stack. Seems this is not a priority to be ported over.
Edit [2025-08-10]: I need to correct myself. According to https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-linux-terminal-doom-3521804/ support for Wayland support is in development. I don't know how much it matured in the months since that article. No idea if / how well it's supported on X86, though, which is a requirement for Steam.
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unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 34 pts · 1y
Thats good. Dont waste resources on googles shitware.
Iteria@sh.itjust.works · 37 pts · 364d
It's not good. Sometimes the only computer a kid has is a chromebook because their parents got it for them for school. I'm seeing more and people just don't have computers at all. PC isn't moving fluidly to the next generation as a result. I've told parents about steam deck hoping they'll pick that as their kid's game console, but it's not as easy as when I was a kid where you just had a computer anyway and it was about if it could play the game you wanted to play. With the indie scene that concern when away a lot, but now a lot of kids just don't have PCs
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 364d
I would personally rather have no computer than a spyware infested one, but i see your point.
imblue@feddit.org · 1 pts · 362d
It's really
easywell documented how to install postmarket-os on chrome books, as described here: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wikiCategory:ChromeOS . Go and be the person that empowers these kids and transforms their computer into a machine they can use and modify in any way they like, instead of remaining mere recipients of the actions of some billion dollar companysomerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 364d
Thats good. Dont waste resources on google
s shitware.JoeyJoeJoeJr@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 364d
Having daily driven Windows (~6 years growing up), MacOS (8+ years for work), Linux (~18 years on personal and (some) work machines), and ChromeOS (~2 years, on a cheap Chromebook used while I was traveling places I didn't want to take an expensive machine), if my options were Windows, MacOS, or ChromeOS, I would 100% take ChromeOS. Even on cheap hardware, it was a better user experience than the others... Though I will caveat that with: when I had to do work that required heavy lifting, I remoted into my Linux desktop. But that was a hardware limitation, rather than a software limitation.
For people who know what they're doing, I recommend traditional Linux. For those who don't, I recommend ChromeOS. Mac and Windows are both also run by mega corps, they're all spying on users... at least ChromeOS is performant and stable.
sorghum@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 363d
I thought that's why you bought used lenovo thinkpads.
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz · -1 pts · 364d
Chromeos is moving to android
kbal@fedia.io · 23 pts · 364d
Why is it up to google?
woelkchen@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 364d
ChromeOS moves from a Gentoo-derived base that’s relatively close to desktop Linux to Android. Google wrote a technology that lets Linux X11 applications work with ChromeOS‘s display stack. Seems this is not a priority to be ported over.
Edit [2025-08-10]: I need to correct myself. According to https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-linux-terminal-doom-3521804/ support for Wayland support is in development. I don't know how much it matured in the months since that article. No idea if / how well it's supported on X86, though, which is a requirement for Steam.
kbal@fedia.io · 13 pts · 364d
It's a pretty big change then... They should call it ChromeOS/2 or something.
Dultas@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 364d
Now you've got me wanting to try and run OS/2 Warp in a VM.
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 364d
MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 364d
JoeyJoeJoeJr@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 364d
Do you know if this means desktop Linux apps in general will no longer be supported?
woelkchen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 364d
Seems like Google moved to a new framework but X86 support may be a problem: https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-linux-terminal-doom-3521804/
etchinghillside@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 364d
Maybe they no longer intend to keep some API/Protocol compatible.
massive_bereavement@fedia.io · 9 pts · 364d
This was a triumph.
I'm making a note here: BIG SUCCESS
It's hard to overrate my satisfaction.
MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 364d
related: https://lemmy.ml/post/34320560