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Can you REPLACE CHROME OS with this Linux distro that runs ANDROID APPS?
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The Interface

  • Uses GNOME-Shell, with the dash2panel extension to mimic what Chrome OS looks like
  • It has a main menu, a favorites list, date and time indicator, and the regular system stuff
  • It uses the Adapta theme and the papirus icons
  • It all give it some kind of older Android look and feel, but it's not unpleasant
  • The GNOME shell doesn't seem themed at all

The apps

  • Very minimal installation by default:
  • only a few web apps, a local file manager, Nautilus
  • An archive manager, calculator, document scanner, and screenshot tool, plus the GNOME settings. You also have the system monitor, and GNOME boxes for some reason
  • No GNOME software, but you have a terminal, so you can install it
  • There are a bunch of webapps preinstalled though, including all the /e/ services
  • /e/ has online services based on Nextcloud, including cloud storage, but only 1Gb of it, a calendar, a contact directory, en email address, notes, photos, and tasks
  • All of these apps will just take you to the corresponding tab in your /e/ nextcloud account, that you can create directly by launching any of these apps
  • If you don't want to use /e/ services, you can decide not to use them, or remove them
  • There is a super simple tool to let you remove installed web apps. it's not pretty, but it works
  • You also get Firefox, of course, which is the base for all of these webapps, as they'll open in a Firefox window, without any of the toolbars
  • You also get a link to Mastodon, and Soundcloud, as well ad Dtube, so you have alternatives for social media, youtube, and music
  • No Snap or Flatpak installed: They're really not pushing ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugAB_ug9MZg
2021-03-13
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