IH Community: Do you think Chrome OS Crostini will make Chromebooks more usable for developers?
We all know that at Chrome 69, Crostini launched on Stable with Crostini enabled by default while still in beta. While I'm not evangelizing about the ecosystem, I want to ask the following to the developer community:
Do you think with this inclusion of running traditional Linux apps in Chrome OS, will make it usable for your use case?
Yes, I think it would more than cover my needs. But I think it could even cover my needs with Linux containers already.
I seriously considered getting a chromebook when I was looking for a lightweight laptop I could take anywhere with me. I ended up settling on a Yoga 720 because I could install Linux on it.
I mostly went with the Yoga because of price. I was able to get more power, cheaper, with the Yoga. I already regret getting a laptop that could only ever have 8gb ram haha.
The ChromeOS containers are cool, but I don't think they can beat the flexibility of a full LXD (or docker) install for spinning up and testing Linux apps.
The only other factor was the keyboard layout. I prefer a full keyboard, and having the ability to customize shortcuts. This was a minor issue, but I think it put me over the edge.
Edit: I also installed ChromiumOS on a separate partition just to play around. I never use it, though, because ChromeOS is less useful without features like android apps, some proprietary drivers, etc.