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After seeing the varying aspects of the Chrome OS, are there other Linux distros running off the cloud? Perhaps there could be an open source solution to the closed OS by Google. There are four Linux Distros that come to mind: Chromixium, Papyros, Solus, and Apricity. Chromixium: Chromixium is a popular one based off Ubuntu 14.04. Essentially, there has to be more than Chromixium. Chromixium was previously reviewed in Full Circle Magazine. It is gaining steam as a full distro, while staying true to the Chrome OS formula. It uses the Ubuntu Software Center. Chromixium picks up where the Chrome OS drops off. My only criticism is that Chromixium is too Chrome OS-like in nature. Chromixium is a distro that has some solid groundwork. It deploys Grive for the Google Drive access. If you wanted a good feel of a Chromebook, then distro hop to Chromixium for a try. The Chromixium DE mirrors the first screenshots from the first Chrome Cult. You can see the shelf and profile. Chromixum uses Openbox and a few tweaks to get the Chrome OS feel.

Après avoir examiné les différents aspects du système d'exploitation Chrome, y a-t-il d'autres distrib. Linux qui tournent à partir du cloud ? Il peut exister une solution Open Source qui remplacerait l'OS fermé de Google.

Quatre distros Linux me viennent à l'esprit : Chromixium, Papyros, Solus et Apricity.

Basé sur Ubuntu 14.04, Chromixium plaît beaucoup. Il doit nécessairement y avoir plus que Chromixium. On en a fait la critique dans le magazine Full Circle. Il prend de l'essor en tant que distro complet, tout en restant fidèle à la formule de Chrome OS. Il utilise la Logithèque Ubuntu. Là où Chrome OS échoue un peu, Chromixium prend le relai. Le seul reproche que je ferai est que Chromixium est, de par sa nature, trop similaire à l'OS Chrome.

Chromixium est une distro construite sur des bases solides. Il déploie Grive pour l'accès à Google Drive. Si vous voulez une bonne expérience Chromebook, abandonnez Chrome OS et essayez Chromixium. L'environnement de bureau Chromixium ressemble aux premières captures d'écran dans lepremier article de cette série. Vous pouvez voir l'étagère et profil. Pour récréer l'expérience de Chrome OS, Chromixium se sert d'Openbox et de quelques ajustements.

Papyros: Then there is Papyros. This distro had varying names since its inception. However Papyros is based off Arch Linux and it has yet to reach Alpha testing. It will be done soon per the website. It utilizes Google’s Material Design guidelines. The DE has roots in KDE and Gnome. The purpose to Papyros is simple but beautiful. “Our vision for Papyros is building a Linux operating system that is fun and easy to use for the average user. We’re doing this by building an operating system that gets out of the user’s way, integrates with cloud services and web technologies, and converges across devices and form factors. Their current work in progress is: • A rolling release architecture with atomic upgrades and rollbacks. • Integration with web apps such as Gmail, Inbox, and Evernote. • A simple and easy-to-use desktop environment. • A cross-platform app development framework based on QtQuick. • A file manager and settings app for the OS.

This distro could use some backers to help support it. They are using Bountysource Salt as a crowdfunder. Their future goals: intelligent notifications, user account restrictions, application bundles, sandboxing, and, if possible, convergence. The developer is running a Google+ account and infrequent blog. The last activity about the distro is from September 2015. There is no Papyros Installer. You can run a Papyros Shell if you have Arch Linux already downloaded. I truly hope this distro can get the momentum to be successful like Chromixium. Papyros Linux could possibly use the Arch User Repos (AUR). The AUR is a strong PPA listing for Arch Linux. The AUR has Dropbox, ownCloud, Grive, and other cloud repositories. This would allow Papyros to have access to many cloud services utilized by the Chromebook Ecosphere, while still being open source. I am hoping to do a better review of Papyros when they develop their installer. I prefer not to install Arch Linux just to try out a new and developing OS. Solus: Solus is not based on any previous work; it is built from the ground up. It is the most mature and established distro for minimal design. The DE layout is similar to previously mentioned OSes. It has its own DE called Budgie. Solus uses the Gnome Software Center, it favors the Gnome ecosphere. The PPA manager is eopkg. The Solus Project has an active forum and blog. Budgie can be installed on Linux Mint and Ubuntu. It uses an applet called Raven (below left).

Raven is a notification and customization center. It does the following per Solus Project: • Calendar access and Media Center Controls. • Manage application and system notifications. • Customize the Budgie DE (below). • Quick access to power options and system settings. Solus runs well on my older HP. The OS feels minimalist while still offering the functionality of a full DE. Solus has an established forum that supports new users very well. The only issue with Solus is the Gparted Partition Installer. I had to redo the install steps a couple of times to get Solus fully installed. However, this is a small complaint. The install was less than 30 minutes. Only a 64-bit architecture is offered at this time. Solus just finished beta testing. I am thinking of running this OS for a while on my older HP at home. The main goals of Solus are below: • Solus Operating System is completely free and open source. We leverage fantastic open source software to enrich the end-user experience • We focus completely on the desktop, and believe users deserve a first-class desktop experience. No phablets here! • We believe an operating system should get out of your way, and do its job as well as it possibly can when it is needed Each release of Solus will be supported for 2 years. And there will be 4 updates each year for the OS. Apricity: And now for Apricity. This is another Arch Linux derivative. It has a strong community too. The developers are based out of Chicago, IL, USA. It is currently in beta testing. I will review this distro next month.