[GTALUG] decent cheap ChromeOS tablet -- can run debian in a container

[o1bigtenor]

On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 11:06 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk
<talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
>
> | From: James Knott via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> |
> | I borrowed one from the Mississauga Library and wasn't impressed. You pretty
> | much had to do everything in the "cloud", though having Linux built in would
> | improve on that.
>
> The idea of ChromeOS is "cloud first".  But there is some provision
> for doing offline work.
>
> If you use Android apps on this tablet, you get and Android
> experience.  But better because you device support is much longer.
>
> If you install Linux, you get a Linux experience.  With the expected
> amount of cloudiness.

Chose to get one of these babies for trying a tablet.

wondering -- - so a couple questions:

Is dual boot better than blowing away the android system and installing
an OS?

I'm a long time debian user - - - trying to decide between debian or
galliumOS - - - suggestions?

TIA