On: You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS

[aurailious]

Technically it's a container not a VM. So using this is about sandboxing it from the OS.

[floatboth → aurailious]

Seems like they run the Debian in a KVM virtual machine, and containers inside that?

[kristianp → aurailious]

Any links for more info about containers vs VM there? The article just says:

"That’s because Google is going to start shipping Chrome OS with a custom virtual machine that runs Debian Stretch, the current stable version of the operating system."

[aurailious → kristianp]

I have been using this on my pixelbook and, unless I am wildly mistaken, it's generating an LXC container. Android apps for instance all run inside a single container for them as well

The container itself is running Debian Stretch. However, for someone not using this it can be easily misinterpreted to mean a VM. Functionally it's not much different.

[jacksmith21006 → aurailious]

No it is a container on top of a VM. Different kernels. Android is just a container sharing a common Linux container with ChromeOS.

[jacksmith21006 → aurailious]

Both. Machine containers on top of a VM.