On Thu, 22 Aug 2013, Michael Moore wrote: >> I guess Chromebooks come running Chrome OS, which is "Linux based," but >> what are your opinions? Do they have a good package system? Is it >> somehow related to Android? > > I don't think there's even a package management system. My sister got a > chromebook and I couldn't even figure out how to install a native photo > editor (anything from MS paint to gimp would've been OK) or an FTP > client. Everything seems to be just web apps that get bookmarked on your > desktop. That's ridiculous. If I wasn't going to use it with Linux, I wouldn't buy one. I still like my little old Asus EeePC -- great battery, great WiFi, running Ubuntu, works fine. Apparently, my little Asus gives about twice the number of hours per battery charge as does a Chromebook. Mike