Originally Posted by
mike_la_jolla
Why can't you just log into your main machine from a Chromebook and not bother with Linux?
For one, I don't want to be limited to the web plus Android/Chrome OS apps. I want to have the option to run locally installed desktop linux software and work offline. For another, I trust the Linux distro of my choice better than Google's Chrome OS (I guess Chromium OS might work for me but I still think a fully-fledged Linux desktop is more powerful).