sam (@sam@chven.us)

sam

@sam@chven.us

I like music, computers, linux, mathematics, camping, hiking, yoga. Maybe other things too.

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sam » 2024-11-13
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I don't currently have a chromebook, but about 8 or so years ago I had one and was able to run some linux apps on it, but it required something I had to unlock to get to it. Probably not possible on the school chromebooks.

Anyway, I was just wondering this morning if Windows is trying to go in the same direction. I noticed that several teachers I sub for all have VLC to play DVDs and other media and there's no Windows media player(or is there? I don't use windows at home.) At my other job, I noticed a lot of file types want to open in Edge.

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Quinn9282 🖥️🌙✌️ » 2024-11-13
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@sam @futurebird I'm pretty sure all new Chromebooks out there do officially support the built-in GNU/Linux environment, but the vast majority of (if not all) schools out there seem to block access to the Linux environment by default.

Windows Media Player is still included in Windows 11, but it's "hidden" in a separate "Windows Tools" Control Panel applet. I'm suspecting the reason no one uses it anymore is because it lacks support for some modern video/audio codecs, though idk for sure.