The latest Dev Channel for Chrome OS is on the way, fixing the broken Terminal app for Linux containers and adding some behind-the-scenes code to mount the Linux file system in the native Files app.
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The Chromium team is trying to backport certain Linux modules so that Chromebooks on an older Linux kernel can run desktop apps.
By updating the Chrome OS Crostini container component, I broke my Linux terminal! That’s OK, there’s a quick workaround to get going again with Linux apps on a Chromebook.
With LXC 3.0.0 officially announced back in March, Google is wasting little time in updating the Linux container technology for Project Crostini.
It’s pretty easy to mount files from a Linux container to the Files app on a Chromebook running Project Crostini: A manual implementation of what Google plans to bring to the Files app on a Chromebook.
How can devs test their Android apps on a Chromebook if they don’t have a Chrome OS device? Say hello to a preview version of a Chrome OS device emulator for Android Studio.
Don’t have a Pixelbook but want to run Linux apps in containers? Don’t fret just yet: This list of Chrome OS devices running Linux kernel 4.4 could get the feature.
Even though I’ve been kicking the tires of Project Crostini for weeks, Linux container support is officially official, as announced at Google I/O 2018. Here are some of the hardware and software requirements.
Support for Linux files directly in the native Chrome OS Files app is in the works. The solution for Chrome OS to access those files in a secure container is rather ingenious and uses an app that’s already available.
Project Crostini is moving forward quickly to bring full-fledged Linux apps to Chrome OS. The latest Dev Channel update for the platform makes it easier to enable Linux support.
I’ve already showed how to run full Linux apps on a Pixelbook using Project Crostini but this video explains both what Project Crostini is and how it works.