if you’ve ever used a Chromebook, you’ll know there’s an option in advanced settings that lets you install a Linux VM so that you can install IDEs, games, etc… I used it to install GIMP, Krita and more. But I don’t want it anymore mainly because it doesn’t sync with your Google account, so what can I do?? I want to keep programming but I don’t want to use the Linux system. Thank you!!

  • QaspR@lemmy.world
    6·
    11 months ago

    Honestly, I’d just ditch the chromebook and buy a decent laptop. Alternatively it might be possible to just swap out ChromeOS for Linux

    • TheNeoStormZ@lemmy.world
      3·
      11 months ago

      Don’t understand the hate though. I find ChromeOS a good environment to do small programming tasks with its Linux VM.

      Then there is always the fact that ChromeOS comes from Google…

      • QaspR@lemmy.world
        4·
        11 months ago

        Don’t take it too personally, I just don’t like buying spyware. But to each their own

  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
    5·
    11 months ago

    Set up code-server on a server somewhere. I made a Docker container with it behind SSL in nginx. Works great and you can “bookmark as an app.”

  • intensely_human@lemm.ee
    1·
    11 months ago

    There are great online IDEs. You edit files that are on the filesystem of some virtual server, and never need to install anything.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
    1·
    11 months ago

    Programming, sure, it’s the runtime environment that’s lacking.

    But I used to do almost all my web development on a Chromebook.