Chromixium is a new Linux distro that goes one big step further than the few existing distros catering to the Chrome OS. It one-ups Google’s semi-proprietary Chrome OS locked into the popular Chromebook hardware. Chromixium sole developer Rich Jack’s innovative version 1.0, released last month, is a Chrome OS clone that runs on nearly any aging or newer computer with the user’s choice of the fully open-sourced Chromium Web browser or Google’s Chrome browser.
Good article!
.64 bit has come out not long along.
Works as expected.
Thanks. I've been using Cub for a while now, but have recently noticed the site is down and has been for weeks. And for quite a while before than, users had been posting worried questions in the forum as to when or whether the Release Candidate would finally give way to a full 1.0. I suggest looking into and posting a story about the possible death of a promising and unique distro.
Sadly, Cub Linux has been abandoned or subject to inactive development. I contacted the developer several weeks ago but have not gotten his reply. I have had conversations with several community members about numerous rumors and speculations. But none of the comments is reportable. Perhaps someone will pick up where the Cub developer left off.
Great review of an intriguing distro. One question and one quibble.
Question: Will a PC running Chromixium sync with a ChromeBook the way two ChromeBooks do, such as retaining the most recently chosen desktop background picture, "apps" chosen to be in the taskbar, etc.?
Quibble. Quote from the review: "I also bemoan the lack of a desktop Chromebook."
If by "desktop", Jack, you meant a hardware desktop PC, then ChromeOS desktop computers exist.
For an all-in-one, monitor and PC combined desktop, the term is "ChromeBase". LG came out with the first ChromeBase last summer, with a styling very reminscent of a prior generation iMac (all white design), black also available. Asus has also recently launched a ChromeBase, with a touchscreen version being an option.
For a "headless" ChromeOS desktop requiring an external monitor, the term is "ChromeBox". There are many ChromeBoxes from many manufacturers including Samsung, Acer, Asus, HP, and Dell.
There is also the Chromebit, a USB stick enabling a monitor or PC to become a ChromeOS desktop.
Thanks for your comments. First, yes, Chromixium does fully sync with the settings of any Google account device linked to it. That alone is a convincing reason to use Chromixium to deploy the Android/Linux desktop to a collection of computers in a home or office setting. You can install a single configuration on multiple computers and not have to make any changes to the installed software base and Xfce settings on the "hidden" Linux side and automatically have all of your Chrome settings sync up on the "Chromebook" side of Chromixium.
The default Chromium web browser has a sign in to link the Chrome environment settings with your Google account. Or you can not sign in and use Chromixium as a stand-alone operation. The browser settings panel has all of the check boxes for syncing that you find in the Google Chrome browser and in the Chromebook itself.
Second, I no doubt was less exact in what I meant in referring to the lack of a desktop Chromebook. I am aware of the hardware options you describe. In fact, I have an all-in-one Acer with a touch screen.
Using several of these devices along with my Acer Chromebook C720 reinforce what I referred to as a killer missing feature in the Chrome OS on any of the available hardware devices to also access the full Linux desktop behind the scenes by using the right-click menu entry point.
No doubt Google didn't include the feature as the Chromixium distro has it for an essential marketing reason. The Chromebook runs as its own entity and puts everything in the chrome browser OS environment. The Chrombook concept was meant for simple, point and click Google Chrome computing.
Before I started using Chromixium on several of my older and slower computers, I was planning on buying a larger screen Chromebook with some more powerful hardware options to supplant the Acer C720. Plus, I rarely ever use the Acer all-in-one desktop now.
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Chromixium Adds Polish to Chrome
Posted by: Jack M. Germain May 29, 2015 02:37 PMChromixium is a new Linux distro that goes one big step further than the few existing distros catering to the Chrome OS. It one-ups Google’s semi-proprietary Chrome OS locked into the popular Chromebook hardware. Chromixium sole developer Rich Jack’s innovative version 1.0, released last month, is a Chrome OS clone that runs on nearly any aging or newer computer with the user’s choice of the fully open-sourced Chromium Web browser or Google’s Chrome browser.
.64 bit has come out not long along.
Works as expected.
Question: Will a PC running Chromixium sync with a ChromeBook the way two ChromeBooks do, such as retaining the most recently chosen desktop background picture, "apps" chosen to be in the taskbar, etc.?
Quibble. Quote from the review: "I also bemoan the lack of a desktop Chromebook."
If by "desktop", Jack, you meant a hardware desktop PC, then ChromeOS desktop computers exist.
For an all-in-one, monitor and PC combined desktop, the term is "ChromeBase". LG came out with the first ChromeBase last summer, with a styling very reminscent of a prior generation iMac (all white design), black also available. Asus has also recently launched a ChromeBase, with a touchscreen version being an option.
For a "headless" ChromeOS desktop requiring an external monitor, the term is "ChromeBox". There are many ChromeBoxes from many manufacturers including Samsung, Acer, Asus, HP, and Dell.
There is also the Chromebit, a USB stick enabling a monitor or PC to become a ChromeOS desktop.
Thanks for your comments. First, yes, Chromixium does fully sync with the settings of any Google account device linked to it. That alone is a convincing reason to use Chromixium to deploy the Android/Linux desktop to a collection of computers in a home or office setting. You can install a single configuration on multiple computers and not have to make any changes to the installed software base and Xfce settings on the "hidden" Linux side and automatically have all of your Chrome settings sync up on the "Chromebook" side of Chromixium.
The default Chromium web browser has a sign in to link the Chrome environment settings with your Google account. Or you can not sign in and use Chromixium as a stand-alone operation. The browser settings panel has all of the check boxes for syncing that you find in the Google Chrome browser and in the Chromebook itself.
Second, I no doubt was less exact in what I meant in referring to the lack of a desktop Chromebook. I am aware of the hardware options you describe. In fact, I have an all-in-one Acer with a touch screen.
Using several of these devices along with my Acer Chromebook C720 reinforce what I referred to as a killer missing feature in the Chrome OS on any of the available hardware devices to also access the full Linux desktop behind the scenes by using the right-click menu entry point.
No doubt Google didn't include the feature as the Chromixium distro has it for an essential marketing reason. The Chromebook runs as its own entity and puts everything in the chrome browser OS environment. The Chrombook concept was meant for simple, point and click Google Chrome computing.
Before I started using Chromixium on several of my older and slower computers, I was planning on buying a larger screen Chromebook with some more powerful hardware options to supplant the Acer C720. Plus, I rarely ever use the Acer all-in-one desktop now.
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