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Linux on ChromeOS, sometimes called Crostini, allows you to run Linux apps for development alongside your usual ChromeOS desktop & apps. Linux on Chromebooks offers developers the best of both worlds.
It’s easy to set up Linux, aka Crostini, on ChromeOS. First, go to Settings, expand the “Advanced” menu and go to “Developers”. Then “Turn on” Linux: Enable Linux from Chrome settings. ChromeOS will automatically download the necessary files and set up your Linux container.
The default Linux on ChromeOS container’s storage is accessible under “Linux Files” in the ChromeOS Files app. Using Secure Shell , you can set up a SFTP mount to the other remote containers and then browse via the Files app as well.
The Meltdown/Spectre vulnerabilities have implications for safely using VMs. We‘ve applied fixes and mitigations to make sure VMs can’t attack the host system or other VMs. See the Chromium OS wiki page on the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerability status for ChromeOS devices for more details.
The Terminal is the main entry point into Linux on ChromeOS and the main way for you to interact with the development environment by running command line tools. We understand that the Terminal is a crucial tool for developers and are committed to improving developer experiences on ChromeOS.
Linux is seamlessly built into ChromeOS so you’ll always be ready whenever inspiration hits. Learn more
Find the latest news, tips, releases, updates, and more on ChromeOS. Extract text directly from PDFs with optical character recognition (OCR), aided by AI. ChromeOS 126 brings improvements to screen readers, live captions, and digital zoom. Available on June 25, 2024.
Linux is seamlessly built into ChromeOS so you’ll always be ready whenever inspiration hits. Learn more
Released to stable on August 22, 2023. ChromeOS 116 reached stable release on August 22, 2023. Features new to ChromeOS 116 include a new data processor mode, expanded language and emoji support for Linux apps, and a variety of enhanced and updated settings and features. Also released in ChromeOS 116.
Until ChromeOS 129, passkeys have been slightly more difficult to use across all devices—making it harder to use passkeys to improve user security. Info: This feature was already available on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. It is now available on ChromeOS.