You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS

Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by aurailious on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:16PM (#17025207)

Technically it's a container not a VM. So using this is about sandboxing it from the OS.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by floatboth on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:33PM (#17025377)

Seems like they run the Debian in a KVM virtual machine, and containers inside that?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by kristianp on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @10:42PM (#17027075)

Any links for more info about containers vs VM there? The article just says:

"That’s because Google is going to start shipping Chrome OS with a custom virtual machine that runs Debian Stretch, the current stable version of the operating system."

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by aurailious on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @11:04AM (#17030357)

I have been using this on my pixelbook and, unless I am wildly mistaken, it's generating an LXC container. Android apps for instance all run inside a single container for them as well

The container itself is running Debian Stretch. However, for someone not using this it can be easily misinterpreted to mean a VM. Functionally it's not much different.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by jacksmith21006 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @12:03PM (#17030900)

No it is a container on top of a VM. Different kernels. Android is just a container sharing a common Linux container with ChromeOS.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by jacksmith21006 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @12:02PM (#17030888)

Both. Machine containers on top of a VM.

[ Parent | on HN ]