You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS

Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by neuland on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:06PM (#17025109)

Do you know if pacman is available on Chrome OS? My understanding is that it's based on Gentoo but it's heavily modified. So adding a different binary-based package manager isn't that crazy of an idea, especially for Google.

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Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by totallysnowman on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:11PM (#17025156)

Two package managers are a bad idea. They would need to cooperate somehow. Pacman developers probably have heard of Gentoo, but I wouldn't call it "based on Gentoo".

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Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by neuland on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:24PM (#17025291)

I meant that since pacman is not available, then use a different one entirely (not both). It seems it's a moot point b/c of the sibling comment saying the disk is read-only.

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Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by cbhl on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:14PM (#17025189)

Chrome OS puts the core operating system on a read-only partition, which is why people have been using chroots in developer mode up until now.

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