You don't know enough about the Pixel, or ChromeOS it seems. :)
You don't erase anything at all, you merely put the Chromebook (not limited to Pixel) into 'Developer mode', which is quite simple. Things at that point are just like out of the box, then you install Linux via a chroot with the crouton scripts. Depending on how you set it up, you can run that Linux in a tab or in full screen. In the Pixel community it is almost a given that users will do that. That's why they buy the Pixel to begin with for most of them, because as has been said in nearly every review, the Pixel is serious overkill for just running in pure ChromeOS.
On my Pixel with Linux I run Moneydance and/or pan (usenet client). I can even run the Steam Engine and play some of their games. Makes the Pixel especially, and all Chromebooks potentially, more fully featured.
BTW, there have even been some in the community that are running Windows in a virtual machine on the Linux they installed. And using wine is fairly common in the community.
Lloyd
Sent from my iPad Pro
Sent from my iPad Pro
[citation needed]What percentage of pixel owners buy one to erase it and install a *nix variant? Most would imply 51+%. For $200 I'd assume most pixel owners just wanted a cheap laptop to websurf and YouTube and Netflix and FaceBook and email.~KLM\\ "Antisocial behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists" ~Nikola Tesla //The Pixels wears never designed nor did it find a market in the more consumer oriented market. And while a ChromeOS only Chromebook has many limitations, putting Linux on to fill those holes is dead simple. And most Pixel owners do just that
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