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This article mainly introduces how to use Linux to release the hidden potential of your Chromebook, the article is very detailed, has a certain reference value, interested friends must read it!

What is Linux system Linux is a free-to-use and free-spread UNIX-like operating system, is a POSIX-based multi-user, multi-task, multi-threaded and multi-CPU operating system, using Linux can run major Unix tools, applications and network protocols.

Chromebook is an amazing tool, but by unlocking its internal Linux system, you can make it even more extraordinary.

Google Chromebook runs on the Linux system, but usually the Linux system it runs is not easy for ordinary users to access. Linux is used as a back-end technology based on the open source Chromium OS runtime environment, which Google then converts to Chrome OS. The interface most users experience is a computer desktop that can be used to run Chrome browsers and their applications. However, behind all this, there is a Linux system waiting to be discovered. If you know what to do, you can enable Linux on Chromebook, turn a computer that may be relatively cheap and relatively basic in functionality into a rigorous laptop, get hundreds of applications and all the capabilities you need, and make it a general-purpose computer.

What is Chromebook?

Chromebook is a notebook computer created for Chrome OS, and it is designed for specific laptop models. Chrome OS is not a general-purpose operating system like Linux or Windows, but has more in common with Android or iOS. If you decide to buy Chromebook, you will find many different manufacturers' models, including Hewlett-Packard, Asustek, Lenovo and so on. Some are designed for students, while others are designed for family or business users. The main differences are usually concentrated in battery power or processing capacity.

No matter which one you decide to buy, Chromebook will run Chrome OS and provide you with the basic functions expected by modern computers. There are network managers connected to the Internet, Bluetooth, volume control, file managers, desktops, and so on.

Chrome OS Desktop Screenshot

However, to get more out of this easy-to-use operating system, you just need to activate Linux.

Chromebook-enabled developer mode

If I make you think that enabling Linux seems easy, it's because it's really simple and deceptive. It's deceptive because you have to back up your data before enabling Linux.

This process is simple, but it does reset your computer back to its factory default state. You have to log back in to your laptop, and if you have data stored in your Google cloud drive account, you have to synchronize it back to your computer. Enabling Linux also requires setting aside hard disk space for Linux, so no matter what your Chromebook hard drive capacity is, it will be reduced by half or 1/4 (of your own choice).

Connecting to Linux on Chromebook is still considered a beta feature by Google, so you have to choose to use developer mode. The purpose of the developer model is to allow software developers to test new features, install new versions of the operating system, etc., but it can unlock special features that are still in development for you.

To enable developer mode, first turn off your Chromebook. Suppose you have backed up all the important information on the device.

Next, press ESC and ⟳on the keyboard, and then press the power key to start Chromebook.

Sudo apt install libreoffice

When prompted to continue, enter y (for "confirm"), and then press enter.

Once the application is installed, you can start it just like any application on Chrome OS: just type its name in the application launcher.

It takes some time to learn the name of the Linux application and its package name, but you can also use the apt search command to search. For example, you can find an application about photos in the following way:

Apt search photo

Because there are many applications in Linux, you can find something you are interested in and give it a try!

Share files and devices with Linux

The Linux Beta environment runs in a container, so Chrome OS needs to gain access to the Linux file. To grant Chrome OS permission to interact with files you create on Linux, right-click the folder you want to share and select manage Linux shares.

The Chrome OS Settings menu above is all the contents of the article "how to use Linux to unleash the Hidden potential of your Chromebook". Thank you for reading! Hope to share the content to help you, more related knowledge, welcome to follow the industry information channel!

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