Chromebooks are a great way to access the internet and many people use them to learn how to code. Additionally, Linux will be supported in the upcoming release of Chrome OS. This means that all Chromebooks that are released in 2019 and the future will support Linux.

School officials can still turn off Linux support on their end. If this applies to your Chromebook, speak with your school’s administration to have the ban lifted. You don’t need to switch your Chromebook to Developer mode or any other channel aside from that. The stable channel already has Linux support. We mentioned below are the steps to use Linux Interface on Chromebook:

  1. Open a terminal and type “sudo apt-get update”
  2. Type “sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic”
  3. Type “sudo reboot”

Steps to use Linux Interface on Chromebook

Updating Your Chromebook

Chromebooks typically update themselves, but it is always advisable to do so before starting any significant work. ..

Step 2: Select “General.” Step 3: Scroll down to the “Web Browser” section and click on the “Settings” button. Step 4: Under the “Web Browser” heading, select the “Use custom settings for this browser” radio button. Step 5: In the “Custom Settings for this Browser” window, click on the “Advanced” tab. Step 6: Under the “Advanced” tab, scroll down to the “Security Settings” section and click on the “Settings” button. Step 7: In the Security Settings window, under the heading of “Security Level,” select either Medium or High. If you want to disable all security features for this browser, select Low from this drop-down menu. ..

Step 3: Click on the update link.

Step 4: If the update is available, click on it.

If you have not done so already, please click on the “Check for updates” button on your Chromebook’s main screen. If there are any updates available, your Chromebook will either start an update process or tell you that our machine is up-to-date. ..

To start the Linux install process

Step 2: Choose “Privacy” from the list on the left. Step 3: Click on the “Data Collection and Use” tab. Step 4: Under “Data Collection,” choose “Do not track.”

Step 2: Search for Linux and under Linux development environment, click on Turn On to start the install process.

  1. Click on the Next button to continue.

  2. Select the type of environment you want to create and click on Next.

  3. Choose the operating system and click on Next.

  4. Choose your language and click on Next.

  5. Enter your name and email address and click on Finish to finish setting up your environment ..

  6. Create a user account on the NAS.

  7. Set the disk size for the user account.

  8. Install the NAS software.

  9. Wait for the installation to complete. ..

Using the Linux Development Environment

In order to install the latest Debian GNU/Linux distribution on our computer, we first need to create a virtual machine and install Debian. Then, we can use the apt package manager to control the installation of apps. We will also update the software repositories to make sure that our Linux development environment is current.

Step 2: If the remote server has a newer list, then our list will be updated. Step 3: If the remote server does not have a newer list, then we will use the local list. ..

If you are experiencing an issue with your software development environment, there are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot and fix the problem. First, check for updates to your software. If there are any available, the system will download and install them. If there are no updates available, then the problem may be with the software itself and not with your development environment. ..

To install software we again use APT.

Step 2: Once you have found the GIMP application, open it. Step 3: In the main window of the GIMP, click on the File menu and select New. Step 4: In the new window that opens, select Image from the list on the left. Step 5: On the right side of this new window, select a location to save your image file. Step 6: Click on the OK button to create your new image file. Now that you have created your image file, you can begin editing it. ..

Step 3: After GIMP is installed, you can start it up.

The install command will install the GIMP software on your computer. After the software is installed, you can use it to create images and videos.

Step 4: Start GIMP from the terminal. To start GIMP, type the following command at the terminal: gimp

Running Linux Apps in Chrome

Chrome will add a Linux application to the “Linux Apps” group. This group can be accessed through the “Linux Apps” tab in Chrome. The Linux virtual machine and the application can both be launched.

To start a Linux app

Step 2: Once we’re in the apps menu, we can find the ‘Settings’ option. We can access this by tapping on the three lines in the top left corner of the screen. Step 3: Once we’re in the ‘Settings’ option, we can find the ‘General’ tab. On this tab, we can find our Wi-Fi settings. We’ll need to enter our Wi-Fi password to access these settings. ..

Scroll to the end of the installed applications. ..

Step 3: Click on the Linux Apps icon in the toolbar. This will open a list of applications that are installed in the development environment. ..

Step 4: Click on GNU Image to launch GIMP.

To share an individual file

Step 2: Choose the “Open” button. Step 3: Type “C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer” into the text field and click on the “Open” button. Step 4: In the “Explorer” window, you will see a list of folders. The first folder on the list is called “C:\Users<username>.AppData”. The second folder on the list is called “AppData.Microsoft”. The third folder on the list is called “Windows”. The fourth folder on the list is called “CurrentVersion”.

To share a file with another user on your computer, you must first locate the file and then drag it to the Linux Files directory. This directory was created when we installed Linux. ..

To list the contents of the directory, use the following command: ls

To share a directory

Step 2: Select the Photos folder. Step 3: Select any photo to view. Step 4: Click the Share button. Step 5: Click the Options button. Step 6: Under “Share options,” select “Email.” Step 7: Enter a recipient’s email address in the “To” field and click Send. ..

  1. Open your web browser and navigate to the website you want to access.
  2. Click on the “My Files” link at the top of the page.
  3. On the My Files page, click on the “Upload” button next to your document file.
  4. Select a file name and location for your document, and click on the “Upload” button again.
  5. Your document will be uploaded and will appear in your web browser window. ..

Step 4: Copy the contents of the Linux Stuff folder into your new folder. Step 5: Create a file called .bashrc in your new folder. Step 6: Edit the .bashrc file to include the following lines: export PS1="$PS1" export PS2="$PS2"

Step 5: Copy the contents of the directory to your clipboard. Step 6: Paste the contents of the clipboard into a text editor, such as Notepad or Word, and create a new file called “Shared_folder.txt” in the same directory as your “Shared_folder.xml” file. Step 7: Change the name of the new file to “Shared_folder.txt” and save it.

Open the Linux Terminal by typing: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-libc-$(uname -r)

The directory /mnt/Chrome OS/MyFiles/Linux Stuff is mounted inside the /mnt/Chrome OS directory. Use the TAB key to auto-complete the path.

Final Words

Previously, you could only use a mouse and keyboard to access the Linux environment. However, with the release of Chrome OS version 103, you can now use a touchscreen device to interact with the operating system. This is great news for those who are using Chromebooks as their primary computer and want to take advantage of all the features that Linux has to offer. ..