GalliumOS

GalliumOS
OS family Unix-like
Initial release 10 November 2015 (2015-11-10)
Latest release 2.1 / 28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)
Available in i18n
Update method apt
Package manager dpkg
Userland GNU General Public License
Default user interface Xfce
License Various
Official website galliumos.org

GalliumOS is a Linux distribution for Chrome OS devices, developed by the community-supported GalliumOS project. The distribution is made for Chrome hardware including Chromebook, Chromebox, Chromebit and Chromebase. GalliumOS beta1 was released on 10 November 2015.

Features

Gallium is based on Xubuntu and maintains compatibility with the Ubuntu repositories.[1] Multiple sources indicate that Galliums' boot time is faster than Linux distributions made for Chrome OS. It is optimized to limit stalls and has integrated touchpad drivers.[2][3]

Gallium is compatible with some Chrome devices. It is necessary to prepare the device in different ways based on the hardware chipset.

References

  1. ↑ Lynch, Jim (12 November 2015). "GalliumOS Linux beta released for Chromebooks and Chromeboxes". InfoWorld. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Wallen, Jack (4 December 2015). "GalliumOS: The Ideal Linux Distribution for Chromebook Hardware". Linux.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Porup, J.M. (19 June 2017). "How to install Linux on a Chromebook (and why you should)". Art Technica. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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