Modern Chromebooks support installing Linux apps, meaning the Play Store isn’t the only place to download apps. This makes Chrome OS devices all the more valuable, given that they can run ...

ARM vs Intel. If you do plan on getting a Chromebook and using Linux on it, you should consider whether it has an ARM chip or an Intel chip.. ARM-based Chromebooks can use a full Linux environment ...

How To Set Up Linux on Chromebook. All Chromebooks launching in 2019 and later will offer support for Linux. Even school-issued Chromebooks have Linux support, but school administrators can still ...

JR Raphael/IDG. Meet the oh-so-friendly face of Chrome OS’s Linux terminal. (Click any image in this story to enlarge it.) Still, if you want to take advantage of Linux apps on a Chrome OS ...

Google Chrome is a widely used web browser in the world. Google Chrome is fast and secure as well. However, it is not an open-source web browser. Hence, Debian comes with a pre-loaded Chromium browser ...

First things first. Before you can install Linux on a Chromebook you have to put the machine in developer mode. Like other modern PCs, Chromebooks are locked down to prevent malicious code from ...

Open a terminal in Chrome OS. To do so, hit Ctrl-Alt-T in a browser, which will open crosh, the native, stripped-down shell.Type shell to get a real shell, and run sh ~/Downloads/crouton to see ...

Google is developing a Linux terminal app for Android. The Terminal app can be enabled via developer options and will install Debian in a virtual machine. This app is likely intended for ...

Chrome OS, itself based on the Linux kernel, can now run Linux apps—the circle is complete. If you’ve got the latest version of Chrome OS, and a fairly new Chromebook, you can now install some ...