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Re:HP Chromebook 11 by Mikeb85 on Wednesday October 09, 2013 @12:22AM (#6519373)
Chrome OS uses Gentoo's Portage package manager. So to install say, emacs, you simply do # emerge emacs, or whatever you want to install.

Anyhow, there's also plenty of online instructions on how to use Crouton to install Ubuntu onto Chrome OS, the point is that Chrome OS is a full, real Linux distro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v031udlfY5E

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Re:HP Chromebook 11 by pjmlp on Wednesday October 09, 2013 @01:16AM (#6519557)
Those are hacks and not fully endorsed by Google.

Besides what is the point to pay $279 for a web browser?

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Re:HP Chromebook 11 by Mikeb85 on Wednesday October 09, 2013 @02:10AM (#6519670)
If they aren't endorsed by Google, why did Google add developer mode and Portage? They could have locked it down like Windows RT
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Re:HP Chromebook 11 by pjmlp on Wednesday October 09, 2013 @03:21AM (#6519838)
If it was endorsed by Google, you would have a user friendly way of doing that with full documentation, instead of hacks having to be explained by users via YouTube videos.
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Re:HP Chromebook 11 by Mikeb85 on Wednesday October 09, 2013 @11:59AM (#6522071)
https://sites.google.com/site/chromeoswikisite/home/what-s-n...

Google could have locked it down as much as iOS if they wanted to. They didn't. Who do you think created developer mode?

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Re:HP Chromebook 11 by pjmlp on Wednesday October 09, 2013 @12:45PM (#6522317)
You have to manually install a proper operating system following dozens of steps.

The automated scripts that ease the task were created by individuals that don't work for Google.

This is hardly proper support.

If this was a desired way of using Chromebooks, options would be available to select it in a user friendly way.

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