Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by wanderfowl 2599 days ago
One thing to remember is that as of a month or so ago, there are serious limitations on the functionality of Linux apps. For instance, accessing your Google Drive files with Linux isn't straightforwardly possible, and another big one for me being that Linux apps cannot record audio. Additionally, backing up the Linux partition wasn't straightforward and wasn't a part of the normal 'Powerwash it and it restores' backup element of ChromeOS.

I tried to use this to reduce my dependence on a MBP, but found a number of these little gaps that just couldn't quite be filled. I'm hoping these get improved with time, but as of right now, it's promising, but not delivered.
1 comments
andrewmutz 2599 days ago
It is rapidly improving. Relating to two of the items you mentioned: In just the last few months they added cloud backups for linux containers, and linux access for your google drive.

I switched from the mac for my full-time machine a few months ago and have been blown away.

It does two things really well and securely: web browsers and linux. These are the two things I need to do my job.

link
hn_throwaway_99 2599 days ago
Completely agree. I switched full time to a Pixelbook from Mac after getting frustrated with the new Macbooks (hate the touchbar, and a Macbook with a stuck key is basically an unusable computer).

One more thing to add is that they just added the ability for Linux apps to output audio in the latest stable release, so don't think recording would be too far away, although that has greater security issues of course.

link