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by julianlam 1941 days ago
Good. If Crouton is still easy to install and configure, then Chrome OS would be a great stepping stone into *nix
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The built in Linux environment (Crostini) is more or less vanilla Debian, and is extremely easy to install. Want to use Firefox, or VSCode, or GIMP? Trivially done, and integrates seamlessly with the rest of ChromeOS.

Yes, the $200 devices are not as good as $1000+ laptops, but for the price, I think they are pretty great. I use one for both personal and work stuff (not as a primary machine, but for travel and field work).

My biggest beef is that Chromebooks don't have a Super key.
But you have a dedicated search key!