Which is why in the end, WSL 2.0 is the Year of Desktop Linux, while Android, We...

danans · 2025-12-16T04:37:40 1765859860

> ChromeOS commonality is the Linux kernel, not userspace.

ChromeOS has a Linux userspace fully integrated via it's Crostini VM.

pjmlp · 2025-12-16T06:31:23 1765866683

Partially, because not everything actually works, depending on the Chromebook model.

Great if everything that one wants from their GNU/Linux experience is a command line and TUI.

Starting a 3D accelerated GUI app? Well, it depends.

danans · 2025-12-16T15:26:12 1765898772

> Great if everything that one wants from their GNU/Linux experience is a command line and TUI.

Regular GUI apps work fine on ChromeOS. There's a flag to enable the GPU in the VM and with it, 3D accelerated GUI apps also mostly work. It's not optimized for gaming if that's what you are referring to though.