Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Google Linux OS

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@yahoo.com>

>
>
> 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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