I use ChromeOS with a chromebook. It works fine but it's not a convenient swiss army knife.
For example: To use 'adb' to connect to my phone I know of three options. 1 Use Chrome but that is extremely limited to web. 2 Activate developer mode and upgrade adb to current. Or 3 Connect to another device like rpi.
I chose to activate developer mode for convenience. I run OpenBSD via qemu for a decent CLI. I keep a loopback ethernet cable and proxy settings to fool ChromeOS into letting me use alternate network set ups.
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I use ChromeOS with a chromebook. It works fine but it's not a convenient swiss army knife.
For example: To use 'adb' to connect to my phone I know of three options. 1 Use Chrome but that is extremely limited to web. 2 Activate developer mode and upgrade adb to current. Or 3 Connect to another device like rpi.
I chose to activate developer mode for convenience. I run OpenBSD via qemu for a decent CLI. I keep a loopback ethernet cable and proxy settings to fool ChromeOS into letting me use alternate network set ups.
Are there any disadvantages to choosing developer mode?
It's no longer a safe and supported system. (Opposite of what I really want.)
Also the nag screen on reboot is alarmingly bright and, i think, just gives directions to disable developer mode.
Always backup your files if you use developer mode.
Always backup your files if you use the linux system.
Always backup your files.