Yes, it is based on Linux, as are many televisions, car radios, phones, and other devices. That's my point re "smart" devices.
Crostini is a VM, and isn't 100% unrestricted. I'd classify it in the same category as WSL or Parallels.
Crostini is a VM, and isn't 100% unrestricted. I'd classify it in the same category as WSL or Parallels.
1. Yes, ChromeOS is based on Linux, but it's not really what most people would refer to as "Linux". I think this is what you're talking about.
2. ChromeOS does have, however, some great technology to run an unrestricted version of Linux in a container, called Crostini: https://chromeos.dev/en/linux . I used to use a high end Pixel book (which was a great machine, really sad Google discontinued it - surprise, surprise, I know) as a primary dev laptop, it ran VSCode, postgres, etc. very well.