Thursday, December 17, 2009

[LINUX_Newbies] Re: Google Linux OS

 

The Chromium OS seemed fast enough to me...but I would prefer it on a hard drive because USB drives can only have X number of red/write operations before they die. An option that they could have used would be to just load the OS into RAM and run it from there like Puppy Linux. RAM is very fast of course.

--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
>
> How do you rate its speed? Chromium or Chrome are fast on my computer in
> K/Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSuSE, but the OS is slow when running from usb
> key. My version is weeks old, so perhaps I should upgrade it. If it is still
> slow running from a usb key, then I will wait.
>
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> 2009/12/16 Lenore D <ledenby@...>
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> >
> >
> > No probs Roy. As an addendum, after putting the Chromium files on to a USB
> > drive, a person could dump those files onto a linux formatted hard drive. It
> > would be more permanent than just running the OS from the USB drive. Here's
> > the url again in case anybody would like to play with it..
> > http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/
> >
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com <LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > Roy <linuxcanuck@> wrote:
> > >
> > > My mistake. Thanks for the link which is newer than the one I had. I
> > suspect
> > > that it is like they did with the browser with ChromiumOS standing in
> > until
> > > ChromeOS makes its début. I will check it out. My information about
> > Chrome
> > > and ChromeOS is accurate, but so was the ChromiumOS as it turns out.
> > > Apologies if I misled anyone.
> > >
> > > Roy
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > No! The Chromium OS is brand new. Granted it isn't much more than a
> > browser
> > > > but it is Linux based and it is a standalone operating system using the
> > > > cloud computing concept. Try it and see.
> > > >
> > > > Paul
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com <LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com><LINUX_Newbies%
> > 40yahoogroups.com>,
> >
> > > > Roy <linuxcanuck@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > You are confusing people. Chrome OS is an operating system. Hence the
> > > > term
> > > > > OS. Chromium is a web browser that works inside an OS such as
> > Windows,
> > > > > Linux and Mac OS/X. There is no Chromium OS.
> > > > >
> > > > > You can download and run the Chrome web browser beta now. I am using
> > it.
> > > > You
> > > > > can still get and run Chromium web browser. I have both installed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Chrome OS is different altogether. I have it installed on a usb key.
> > I
> > > > built
> > > > > it from the daily release of Cherry and installed it using Ubuntu's
> > usb
> > > > > creator. It works great, except that it is slow and you can't do
> > anything
> > > > > BUT browse. It is an OS that includes a web browser as a jumping off
> > > > point.
> > > > > There are no applications. Instead you use Google Docs, etc. My
> > version
> > > > does
> > > > > not have even a printer installed and there are no applications
> > install
> > > > do
> > > > > it. It is a single purpose OS. It is meant to be fast, but it is
> > still in
> > > > > early development. Your login for ChromeOS is your gmail account.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here is how to install it: http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/
> > > > >
> > > > > BTW, Canonical supplied Google with the operating system that runs
> > > > ChromeOS.
> > > > > So ChromeOS is really a stripped down Ubuntu that includes only
> > Chrome
> > > > web
> > > > > browser.
> > > > >
> > > > > Roy
> > > > >
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> > > > > 2009/12/15 Lenore D <ledenby@>
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Google OS...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The Google Chrome OS is due to be released late next year and will
> > > > appear
> > > > > > on some new laptops. However, Chromium the open source version is
> > > > available
> > > > > > now. I downloaded the winrar/gz file (299mb) and put it on a USB
> > drive
> > > > and
> > > > > > booted it up on my laptop. It's based around the Google Chrome
> > browser
> > > > and
> > > > > > uses "cloud computing". That means that it doesn't have installed
> > > > programs
> > > > > > and for example if you want to edit a picture you just go to
> > Picassa
> > > > web and
> > > > > > use that software online. Links are provided. This OS is fast.
> > > > > > I don't personally care for the concept but Chromium is certainly
> > > > > > worthwhile trying out.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is the address that I got if from...
> > > > http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/Instructions are there too. If you try it
> > out,
> > > > you will need to use
> > > > > > facepunch for the login and facepunch for the password. I'd like to
> > > > what
> > > > > > other think of Chromium.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you want to return the USB drive to normal service you will have
> > to
> > > > do
> > > > > > some "bit flipping" because Chromium may be write protected.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'd like to hear what other think of Chromium.
> > > > > >
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