Distro Review: Chromium OS (Flow, by Hexxeh)

Posted by TWIL on July 13th, 2010

Check it out for yourself! http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/

My opinion? It’s interesting, but I don’t know how well it will really do. It’s REALLY just a browser on top of the Linux kernel so far (as of the build I used). I look forward to seeing where Google goes with it.

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linuxlover1012

you should try chrome os vanilla it is the same os that is on the cr-48
Broad

I write this from Chromium OS now. It is the worst OS ever.

- 10 times slower then Windows XP.
- buggy as hell (well, i dont get error messages, but no sound or mouse cursor not working from time to time hurt…)
- I can’t run most of google apps like google docs or gmail. I get errors
- Its really slow
- only english language to set. Only english keyboard layouts.

Maybe in Virtual Machine it works better… But what point it is of using Chromium OS in virtual machine? Just use chrome browser then!

I’m starting to love Microsoft…

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well, remember that it’s not final yet, and I believe “Flow” might be very outdated at this point. I’ve been running Chrome OS on the Cr-48 I received for a couple of days now, and while it’s not blazing fast, given the hardware that it’s on, it’s very usable.

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@plumtreed I could see ChromeOS being useful in the long term. There are always going to be people who don’t need a full desktop OS on their system because they just do internet-based things.
plumtreed

Thanks for the review and, against the trend, I think this is going to be very handy!
I use web based accounting, gmail docs/spreadsheets and gmail, all linked directly and without a browser.

At present I am using Peppermint Ice because of it’s speed and rock solid efficiency. A comparison may show that Chromium OS Flow is just ‘overkill’ because it is nice to use the other things tied to a more complete OS.

Google is striving towards a Cloud printing arrangement which may give it more practicality?

….but, this Peppermint Ice is outstanding and is not easily topped!
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@Drmgiver, I’m inclined to agree…
Drmgiver

Odd. I don’t like it.
http://sythe.me Xavier Sythe

Kodingen, (Code editor) Jcut,(Video editor) Pixlr (Photo editor) Google Docs, EyeOS’ apps and the Aviary Suite make up the bulk of necessary applications. The only thing Chromium OS needs is a integrated file manager. (Manage downloads and files on external storage devices)
JaredClark

Just download Windows Image Writer (https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer) and the Chromium OS – Flow.img (http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/download.php?release=Flow&type=usb)
Tell Windows Image Writer where the .img file is, and press WRITE. Then, on startup press F8 and choose your USB Disk!

Distro Review: Chromium OS (Flow, by Hexxeh)

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