Since its debut more than four years ago, (yeah, it has been four years) Linux on ChromeOS has made some significant improvements and added some major value to the Chrome operating system as a whole. While not a full-blown Linux desktop environment, the Crostini container gives users access to … [Read more...] about Is Google finally bringing camera access to Linux on ChromeOS?
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3 ways to play Minesweeper on your Chromebook
I'm a child of the 80s and I cut my proverbial computing teeth on devices that ran DOS and COBOL but my first real-world experiences on a PC were with good ole' Windows 3.0. It wasn't long before Microsoft introduced Windows 3.1 and with it, a little game called Minesweeper. Some of you may have … [Read more...] about 3 ways to play Minesweeper on your Chromebook
‘Bruschetta’ is bringing third-party VMs to Chrome OS
Chrome OS is becoming more versatile by the minute. It won't be long before our beloved operating system is capable of doing anything that any other PC can do. Just this week, I was able to get Lightworks up and running on the ASUS Chromebook CX9 and I can say that we aren't far off from seeing … [Read more...] about ‘Bruschetta’ is bringing third-party VMs to Chrome OS
How to install Lightworks Video Editor on your Chromebook
As crazy as it may sound, it has been more than four years since we unearthed the container project that would eventually be responsible for bringing Linux to Chromebooks. It has also given us new tools such as Windows on Chrome OS thanks to the efforts of Parallels. When Google first announced … [Read more...] about How to install Lightworks Video Editor on your Chromebook
First Look: Chromebook “extra container management” in Chrome OS 98
Earlier this month, I covered down a new feature that's in the works for Chrome OS that will give users a native user interface for managing Linux containers. While still a work in progress, the "extra container" management has finally made an appearance in the Canary channel of Chrome OS and we … [Read more...] about First Look: Chromebook “extra container management” in Chrome OS 98
The Chrome OS virtual keyboard is joining the dark side, adding Linux app support, and more
The Chrome OS virtual keyboard - the on-screen typing experience - has undergone plenty of changes for the better over the past year. In Chrome 85, it got a major facelift featuring key borders (love it or hate it) and even became resizable. While we knew it was going to receive light and dark mode … [Read more...] about The Chrome OS virtual keyboard is joining the dark side, adding Linux app support, and more
Managing Linux containers is about to get a lot easier on Chrome OS
Earlier this year, after roughly three years, Google finally lifted the "Beta" label from the Crostini project that brought a Linux development environment to Chromebooks. While many may feel that the Linux side of Chrome OS is only for technical users, developers, and tinkerers such as myself, the … [Read more...] about Managing Linux containers is about to get a lot easier on Chrome OS
CrossOver 21 is now available: how to use it to run Windows apps on your Chromebook
It’s been a while since we’ve touched on CrossOver. It’s a commercial product from CodeWeavers, the developers behind Wine and Proton, which allows Windows applications and games to run natively on Linux and macOS. Thankfully the janky old days of CrossOver running on Chromebooks through limited … [Read more...] about CrossOver 21 is now available: how to use it to run Windows apps on your Chromebook
Exclusive: how to enable Vulkan in Crostini on your Chromebook right now
The time has come: welcome to our exclusive guide on how you can use Vulkan in Crostini! This unlocks the full gaming power of Chromebooks by allowing more modern games to work. More importantly, it also allows Steam’s Proton compatibility layer to work at its full potential, which means the … [Read more...] about Exclusive: how to enable Vulkan in Crostini on your Chromebook right now
Running benchmarks with Vulkan in Crostini (Linux for Chrome OS) yields surprising results
We recently cracked the case of how to get Vulkan graphics acceleration working in Crostini. I've got a full guide on how to do this yourself coming up as my next article so stay tuned for that if you'd like to be able to tinker with this a bit yourself! With the power of Vulkan, we wanted to see … [Read more...] about Running benchmarks with Vulkan in Crostini (Linux for Chrome OS) yields surprising results
Debian 11 ‘Bullseye’ is headed to Chrome OS
I'm honestly not sure if the Linux environment on Chromebooks is actually being embraced by the masses but the fact remains that "Crostini" adds an entirely new level of productivity and capability to the Chrome operating system. In March of last year, Google updated the Linux container on Chrome OS … [Read more...] about Debian 11 ‘Bullseye’ is headed to Chrome OS
Google pauses Chrome OS update, breaks Linux container
Last week, Google rolled out an incremental update to Chrome OS 91 and it didn't take long for numerous users to start reporting a serious bug that was crippling the CPU and a number of Chromebooks. The bug report, now triaged, has been updated from priority 3 to priority 1 which is the … [Read more...] about Google pauses Chrome OS update, breaks Linux container
