So it appears that google is building up their ChromeOS again and adding
apt-get/apt so you can install full fledged Linux applications.

This kind of makes a Chromebook a hugely useful device for me.

https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-chrome-os-and-chromebooks-get-new-app-muscle-with-built-in-linux/

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rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen