Hacking Question Forget linux - Chrome OS on Switch

[Dyggy42]

I'm an utter noob, but.....

Rather than having linux load on a switch is it possible to get Chrome OS installed? It is lighter and would run android apps natively. Then i wouldn;t need to buy a gaming chromebox after the switch as well.

Thoughts?

 

[Seriel]

You can run Chrome on Linux, and you can run Android apps on Linux, so I fail to see an advantage.

 

[Deathscreton]

You can run Chrome on Linux, and you can run Android apps on Linux, so I fail to see an advantage.

The fact that ChromeOS has a lighter overhead is a pretty big advantage in my opinion. Doesn't seem worth giving up the openendedness of Linux though.

 

[Seriel]

The fact that ChromeOS has a lighter overhead is a pretty big advantage in my opinion. Doesn't seem worth giving up the openendedness of Linux though.

That's fair, I agree with you on that (Now that you brought up overhead).

 

[snails1221]

One question, why would you want to run chrome OS on the switch?

 

[SirNapkin1334]

Linux is probably best because it’s totally open-source, and runs just fine from a prompt. Chrome OS doesn’t seem that good for the job.

 

[smf]

Rather than having linux load on a switch is it possible to get Chrome OS installed?

It's just a front end for Linux. Chrome OS might be tricky, but Chromium OS should be doable.

 

[Dyggy42]

Basically, I'm saying Chrome OS/Chromium is out of the box friendly, while linux always assumes you know what you're doing and can fix things on your own

Whether these are true statements may be debatable, but I'm personally much more comfortable with Chrome OS since our google overlords have spoon fed me so nicely

 

[cagycee]

The fact that ChromeOS has a lighter overhead is a pretty big advantage in my opinion. Doesn't seem worth giving up the openendedness of Linux though.

"openendedness" its not even a word and you used it perfectly. how about that.

 

[wicksand420]

One question, why would you want to run chrome OS on the switch?

Why would you run linux?

 

[lordelan]

Can't find the "This thread is completely useless" option in the poll so I stick with Linux.

 

[snails1221]

Why would you run linux?

With Linux you can run all kinds of thinks, web browsers, emulators, ect. Whereas chrome OS is very limited.

 

[DarkIrata]

Gimme ReactOS ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[sarkwalvein]

Nothing but Symbian!
That way we can finally access that plentiful software ecosystem!

 

[lordelan]

Gimme ReactOS ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Nothing but Symbian!
That way we can finally access that plentiful software ecosystem!

Don't waste time with noob stuff and give us OS/2 Warp!

 

[EclipseSin]

From personal experience, ChromeOS uses more battery life than Linux. Maybe from background services, I don't know, I never looked into it. The Chromebook here definitely lives longer with a standard linux distro though.

ChromeOS is based on the linux kernel like Android though, so you could probably take care of a lot of issues. With linux however, at least on a buntu flavor, you can install ChromiumOS and have both experiences on one install. And as pointed out before, linux can run a good amount of Android applications 'natively' through Anbox. There are some caveats, but conceptually I believe you can work around a lot of issues, especially on a per-app basis.

Feel free to correct me though, my information isn't perfect.

 

[FoxofGrey]

what we need is TempleOS on the Switch.

 

[JiveTheTurkey]

Grab your torches and pitchforks boys because... windows or bust.

 

[guily6669]

android is just simply the best of the handheld, smartphones, tablets devices of nowadays and Switch hardware was mostly used on android devices it self so I think android is just years ahead of everything in app\game count...

I don't have anything that want me to use Linux on my desktop, ARM even less. Hell even windows which is the only thing I ever used as its where the games and DX12 crap and other things are, I also don't want windows ARM 4 anything.

 

[KingBlank]

Yeah, I don't want to vote on this, android would be the only other OS I'd want to boot for the most part.