Open a new crosh terminal in Chrome ( Ctrl+Alt+t). Open the crosh terminal in Chrome ( Ctrl+Alt+t). Warning: Destroying the existing termina may also disable android apps and the play store. Replacing the default Debian Linux container with Arch Linux This can be done via Settings > About Chrome OS > Channel > Dev/Beta. If you do not see an option to enable Linux, you may need to switch to the beta or developer channel, if it has not rolled out to the stable channel for your laptop yet. This installs a Debian Linux container that we will then replace with an Arch Linux container.Ĭrostini is still rolling out to Chromebooks. Look for Linux under Settings and enable it. Audio (in/out) & OpenGL are supported, but USB devices are only partially supported and development is still in progress.Better battery life - battery life of Chrome with the functionality of Linux.Officially supported, do not need to enable developer mode - leaves Chrome OS secure, no need to flash a BIOS etc.This article describes how to install Arch Linux on a Chromebook in a container (via Crostini), without needing to enable developer mode, allowing apps to run alongside other Chrome/Android apps. Crostini is Google's umbrella term for making Linux application support easy to use and integrating well with Chrome OS.

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