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Poll: Are you using Linux on your Chromebook?

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Kevin C. Tofel 40 Comments Chrome OS, Chromebook productivity, Chromebooks, Crostini, Linux, Linux Apps, Linux on Chromebooks, Poll, Project Crostini

While it’s not a perfect secondary app solution, Linux on your Chromebook can be useful. Scary to some, yes, but still useful. Are you using it?

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Updated Chrome OS 91 Stable Channel fixes broken clipboard in Linux on Chromebooks

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments Bugs, Chrome OS, Chrome OS 91, Chromebooks, Linux, Linux Apps, Linux on Chromebooks

A Chrome OS 91 Stable Channel update was released this week that fixes the broken clipboard in Linux on Chromebooks. You can now copy and paste data between the two software platforms again.

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Linux on Chromebooks: Underappreciated versatility as an app solution

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Kevin C. Tofel 17 Comments Chrome OS, Chromebook productivity, Chromebooks, Linux, Linux Apps, Linux on Chromebooks

Linux on Chromebooks is an oft-underappreciated option to extend the versatility of Chrome OS. Here’s a recent example of adding a music score composition app, complete with audio playback.

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Linux on Chromebooks just might get me through a Masters in Computer Science

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 Kevin C. Tofel 40 Comments 16 GB, Acer Chromebook Spin 13, Chromebooks, Computer Science, Core i5, Linux, Linux on Chromebooks

Starting this fall, I’ll be pursuing a Masters in Computer Science at Georgia Tech. Here’s how I think Linux on Chromebooks just might get me through the program.