Regardless of your approach you need to enter Chrome OS Developer Mode, which will warn you about wiping your local files, but everything else is synced to Google and will reappear when you log back into your account. It's also worth mentioning that if you're not experienced with Linux, this process might require some trial and error but experimenting is low risk.Īlso read: A Beginner's Guide to the Linux Command Line Your mileage will vary depending on the device, distro, and installation method. It should also be said that Chrome OS has its perks (great battery life, speed, ease of access) which may be useful if you don't need Linux 24/7. The main reason for this being that few Chromebooks have more than 32GB of storage and you'd have to play it pretty conservatively to give Linux enough storage space, particularly so on the basic 16GB Asus C202SA we've been using for testing Chrome OS. However, these routes are less practical than simply running Linux in the background of Chrome OS on a separate USB drive/SD card, which is what we'll be focusing on here. And of course, you can also overwrite Google's OS in favor of Linux.
Options range from running a Live USB drive outside of Chrome OS to installing a firmware mod for a traditional dual-boot configuration. Fortunately, if you're on Google's operating system and wish it was a little more flexible, it's possible to install a fully functional copy of Linux on many Chrome devices. Google also has a list of Chromebooks and Chrome OS devices that support Linux.Although Chrome OS is competent at handling web-based workloads, by design it's light on features compared to a full desktop operating system, which is presumably where many of its users are coming from. In addition, there are a few devices released before 2019 which also support Linux.
This can happen if the device is issued by a school or workplace which might have turned off the feature. To disable Linux's access to a shared folder, go to the Linux development environment under the Settings app, select Manage shared folders, and click on the “X” in front of the folder to remove it from the list of folders Linux has access to.Īs stated above, all Chromebooks released in 2019 and later support the feature but it is also possible that a Chrome OS device that meets that requirement may not support it. To do this, open the Files app, right-click on any folder, and select Share with Linux from the list of options that appears. To grant Linux access to the device's microphone, turn on the toggle in front of the menu that says Allow Linux to access your microphone. Users can also grant Linux access to their files and folders, so that installed Linux apps can access them.
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