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This first article of a three-part series on Photon OS steps you through how to install and use the lightweight Linux distribution as a base OS for your Linux project. Photon OS, a lightweight Linux ...

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You’ve probably heard about Google Chromebooks. Like Android, Chrome OS is based on some variant of Linux, but it is targeted at the “cloud first” strategy so Chromebooks typically don’t have a huge ...

Google’s Chrome OS has been gaining much attention lately due to its ease of use and overall functionality. In fact, Chromebooks cover the majority of the education ...

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