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Linux users with uncommon or unusual setups: tell us about it
  • Yeah, the official way from what I understand is basically a container running inside a VM (with multiple containers behind a flag). They run Debian, but I believe there are tutorials for other OS's if you want to try.

    I've also heard of people who just replace chromeos with a Linux install, but I think that puts you at more risk of bricking your device.

  • Linux users with uncommon or unusual setups: tell us about it
  • Not sure if it counts, but I'll share it anyways.

    I use a chromebook which has two Linux containers running on it. One of them I'm experimenting with learning Docker and possibly selfhosting some things there. Only running one thing right now, and it seems to be going fine.

    The other container is my main Linux "install", which has all my apps like Inkscape, VSCode, Kdenlive, etc. The container uses a mix of nix, flatpak, and apt for installing things, which I do want to try and consolidtae eventually.

    Probably not the weirdest of them all, but I do think it's pretty cool to run all this on a chromebook.

  • What's (are) the funniest/stupidest way(s) you've broken your linux setup?
  • It was only in a container on a Chromebook, but I'll share it anyway. One time, I had installed Android Studio but found it mildly annoying that I got a line when using apt about Android Studio and some error on a certain line of this one file. I believe the file was something related to dpkg, and after changing some things within the file, I seemed to have broken apt. Luckily, I had a backup, but it was a few days old, so I had to reinstall some apps.

  • Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th unless you pay extra for ad-free
  • Even though I don't have Prime, Amazon's moves are making other sites more attractive. Walmart has been pretty good recently, offering 2-3 day shipping at no additional cost in my experience, along with a better app UI/UX. Now that Amazon has upped the minimum for free shipping, the only edge it holds over Walmart is the wider selection.

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    ChromeOS 116 is rolling out
    9to5google.com ChromeOS 116 rolling out: New autocorrect, cloud/local Files search, and more

    Google is rolling out ChromeOS 116 with a number of small additions over the coming days. With enhanced Autocorrection that's enabled...

    ChromeOS 116 rolling out: New autocorrect, cloud/local Files search, and more

    Some of the new features are:

    • Files app now seems to work across local files and those on Google Drive
    • Search filters (local or everywhere, time, & and type)
    • "Enhanced autocorrect"
    • OCR for PDFs (wasn't able to get working - unsure why)
    • RGB Keyboard Backlight Control
    • Updates to the setup wizard

    Seems like the only one I would use is the OCR one but I haven't been able to get it working. Maybe it's an accessibility option?

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