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Hexxeh updates Chrome OS build, now more kick-ass than ever
Codenamed Flow (I'll assume because of the epic Vanilla Ice line "Flow like a harpoon, daily and nightly"), the new version adds loads of new functionality. The automatic update feature which was recently beta tested is now baked-in, more hardware is supported (including full NVidia ION acceleration), battery life is improved, webcams are now supported, and numerous bugs have been squashed.
Perhaps the biggest addition is the customizable menu, where you can now add, delete, and organize your favorite web-based applications. It's a significant step toward making the Chromium OS feel like a real desktop replacement.
Right now, Flow is only available as an image file for writing to a physical drive (the download link is at the bottom of this page).
If you want to test it in VMWare, give Hexxeh a few more days -- he'll no doubt have a prepackaged VM you can play with very soon.
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Subscribe to commentsZeRoFeb 17th 2010 10:45AM
I don't post, often, but I'd like to thank you for some interesting articles. Keep up the good work Lee :)
JoshuaFeb 17th 2010 8:41PM
Is that ubuntu's notification system I spy up there?
johnbondjoviFeb 18th 2010 9:59AM
@Joshua
"Sources at Canonical tell me that Canonical's Ubuntu developers have been working with Google's Chrome team since before Google announced its netbook operating system plan in July 2009. "
Rocket RaccoonFeb 19th 2010 4:57PM
I tried it and it's really not for me. It's neat, and all, but I require a bit more functionality. It felt very restraining.
OskieeFeb 23rd 2010 9:17AM
I havent tried installing yet, but can I install this as my main os on my computer if i like it? All i see is the USB image option.
UbuntuFanFeb 26th 2010 4:23PM
I have the tri-boot setup running fine on my desktop
WinXP / Ubuntu9.10 / ChromeOS Cherry (from Hexxeh)
I will be updating to this build. I think you need an Ubuntu install as the Chrome OS uses Grub (or Grub2) to boot. The Windows bootloader seems not to work with Chrome - i think windows just likes being in charge ::)
Anyway, the USB and VM are impressive, but i didn't see the speed until it was installed on th harddisk. It needs two (very) small partitions which was a fiddle at first but on completion the results are brilliant.
I have NEVER seen an OS boot so fast. I counted 2 seconds from power-on to login screen, on a SSD Netbook install.
Very nice ::)
alarmproMar 20th 2010 10:24AM
The download links are missing this morning. Or is it just me?