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Chromebrew Alternatives
Similar projects and alternatives to chromebrew
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redroid-doc
redroid (Remote-Android) is a multi-arch, GPU enabled, Android in Cloud solution. Track issues / docs here
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Git
Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://gitgitgadget.github.io/). Please follow Documentation/SubmittingPatches procedure for any of your improvements.
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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linux_detect_tablet_mode
Detect if your laptop is in normal or tablet mode. Useful for Yoga laptops to disable keyboard/trackpoint/touchpad in a tablet mode
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frost
Discontinued A wrapper for pacman and a helper for an AUR buildbox on Arch Linux [GET https://api.github.com/repos/random-tm/frost: 404 - Not Found // See: https://docs.github.com/rest/repos/repos#get-a-repository] (by random-tm)
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The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives.
Hence, a higher number means a better chromebrew alternative or higher similarity.
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Archer T2U Plus
Hello, I have a TP Link Archer T2U Plus adapter with RTL8821AU and I would like to use it on my PC, could you help me? PD: I have tried to install the Linux subsystem but I get an error, so I tried something from this post although I don't know how to use it https://github.com/skycocker/chromebrew
- What about Linux?
- is cross limitless shell?
- This sub right now
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Chrome OS Adventure Installing firefox
I see, to give you a point of view i should mention that Chrome OS itself is a Linux, to test what i mean you can press ctrl+alt+t and crosh terminal window will open(it is different than Linux development environment), now type "uname -a" and you'll see which kernel version it is, and it is actually capable of running regular GNU/Linux applications as expected(*See chromebrew for real world example). Why did they chose virtual machine approach for running regular GNU/Linux applications is for babysitting reasons, and embracing web apps as it is made as thin client rather than full blown OS.
- With verity disabled, can apt pkg system be installed on cloudReady
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Do GNOME Shell extensions work in Chrome OS?
Or you could install Chromebrew and use sommelier
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Do you use ChromeOS as intended?
As a Chromebrew dev... lololol. :)
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Trying to understand what Chrome OS/Crostini really is and getting a clear hierarchical diagram in my head..
2- The terminal you see when you activate Linux support is not the terminal of Chrome OS itself but the terminal of virtual machine called Crostini.Although Chrome OS itself is capable of running containers running on top of same kernel(Crouton for real world example) or running GNU/Linux apps even without needing Crostini virtual machine(Flatpak support on the Cloudready and Chromebrew Package Manager directly running on top of Chrome OS for the real world example), see the page below for understanding why they chose this approach(TL; DR Babysitting reasons for someone who uses sudo for everything):
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Would you guys consider Chrome OS a Linux distro?
Chrome OS itself is pretty much capable of running regular GNU/Linux programs without needing a virtual machine like Crostini, there is even a package manager for it. However like i said Google chooses only using web apps route, Crostini is meant to be only for development purposes and pretty much limited like usb or internal hardware access(like camera) and even the screen sharing itself.
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skycocker/chromebrew is an open source project licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 only which is an OSI approved license.
The primary programming language of chromebrew is Ruby.
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