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Chrome OS’s Linux app support is leaving beta

Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Thursday 20th of May 2021 03:58:36 PM Filed under
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Three years after Chrome OS first started offering support for Linux apps, the feature is leaving beta, the search giant announced during a Google I/O 2021 developer session. It’s happening in Chrome OS’s “next release,” which Android Central notes is version 91, due to enter the stable channel in the next couple of weeks.

Chrome OS as an operating system has always been based on Linux, but since 2018 its Linux development environment has offered access to a Linux terminal, which developers can use to run command line tools. The feature also allows full-fledged Linux apps to be installed and launched alongside your other apps. In addition to Linux apps, Chrome OS also supports Android apps.

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Linux on Chromebooks is finally coming out of beta with Chrome

Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Thursday 20th of May 2021 04:12:03 PM.
  • Linux on Chromebooks is finally coming out of beta with Chrome OS 91

    Google today at I/O announced that Linux on Chromebooks would finally be coming out of beta with the release of Chrome OS 91. The company had offered Linux apps on Chrome OS alongside Android apps, hoping to reach an audience of developers with IDEs and so on. However, the Linux Development Environment, as Google had dubbed it, had been in beta ever since while first launched. The company had added new features at a steady cadence, enabling things like GPU acceleration, better support for USB drives, and so on so people could be more productive while using Linux apps.

    Alongside Linux, Google also announced that it would be bringing Android 11 to Chromebooks. Technically, the update has already started with Chrome OS 90 for select Chromebooks, and it'll come with a host of new features including increased optimization of Android apps and a new dark theme. Google's increased support of Android is no coincidence. The company says that the operating system sees 3x increased usage of Android apps, and the new Android 11 update will see Android move to a virtual machine rather than the current container based method, making it easier to update in the future.

Linux App Support on Chromebooks is Coming Out of Beta

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 20th of May 2021 08:34:35 PM.

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"Linux for Chromebooks"

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 20th of May 2021 08:55:24 PM.
  • Chrome OS's Linux integration exits beta in next OS update - NotebookCheck.net News

    The next version of Chrome OS will move a great developer feature from the Beta to Stable channel: Linux integration will finally exit beta with Chrome OS 91. This move should broadly increase Linux usage and development on Chromebooks.

  • Linux support on Chromebooks will soon drop the beta label - 9to5Google

    Since their debut years ago, Chromebooks have long been criticized for lacking native apps. That’s something Google has addressed by delivering support for Android apps and, more importantly, Linux apps on Chromebooks, and now the latter is finally dropping its beta label.

    Google first announced the ability to bring Linux apps to Chromebooks at I/O 2018, launching the functionality in beta on some devices that same year. In the time since, the functionality has expanded to virtually all Chromebooks as long as they have the performance chops to handle it.

  • Linux for Chromebooks finally leaves beta in the next Chrome OS update

    Chrome OS has come a long way since it was introduced by Google as a “web-first” operating system in 2011. Over the course of the last few years, Google enabled support for Android apps on the platform, bringing the massive Google Play catalog of apps over to Chromebooks. And more recently, Linux app support was added to capable Chromebooks as well. Linux app support is currently in beta, but developers will be glad to know that the next release of Chrome OS will see Linux support graduate from beta.

Google brings Linux app support on Chrome OS out of beta

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 20th of May 2021 11:30:19 PM.
  • Google brings Linux app support on Chrome OS out of beta

    While the experience is limited, this does open Chrome OS devices up to a large ecosystem of Debian Linux apps. Google was quick to remind that this is mostly intended for developers to test dev systems with IDEs and code editors, but it also allows for you to run traditional desktop apps. Think Firefox, Thunderbird, Signal, or even LibreOffice.

    As Google continues to mature the software behind Chrome OS, and in extension Android apps, Linux support could be a key cog in developers taking the platform seriously. Being able to champion the platform you are making applications to run on is huge and isn’t very easy without the Linux runtime.

Chrome OS support for Linux apps will exit beta in a few weeks

Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 21st of May 2021 12:41:16 PM.
  • Chrome OS support for Linux apps will exit beta in a few weeks

    Google has announced that Chrome OS support for Linux apps will finally exit beta in a few weeks.

    Linux apps have been available on Chrome OS for three years, albeit in beta. Google is now ready to drop the beta label and declare the feature stable.

Linux on Chrome OS is finally out of beta, three years later

Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 21st of May 2021 12:54:30 PM.
  • Linux on Chrome OS is finally out of beta, three years later

    Chromebooks have had Linux support for such a long time by now, you'd be forgiven if you forgot that Linux has only ever been in beta testing for all these years. At I/O 2021, Google has announced that that's about to change with the next version of Chrome OS, 91. Linux is finally losing its beta moniker.

    Chrome OS first introduced support for Linux about three years ago, and it's been a wild ride. While the OS itself is technically build on top of Linux (just like Android), it isn't able to run traditional Linux apps by itself. Even before Google introduced the official Linux container, people were going around this limit with a script (crouton) that added Ubuntu or Debian on top of Chrome OS. After its introduction, Google's official solution quickly gained traction, but it was still pretty limited in the beginning. Only a few select Chromebooks supported it, and things like sound and graphics were broken, severely limiting the utility of the subsystem. But those were the early days, and while it took Google some time, Linux apps almost feel right at home on Chrome OS now.

Chrome OS Is Officially Leaving Beta For Linux

Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Monday 24th of May 2021 07:54:18 AM.
  • Chrome OS Is Officially Leaving Beta For Linux

    After three years of consistent support, Chrome OS is officially leaving the Beta feature support for Linux Apps. Moreover, Chrome OS’s next release will enter a more stable channel in a couple of weeks.

    Although Chrome OS has always been based on Linux, the Linux development environment has provided access to a Linux terminal that developers can use to run command-line tools. Hence with the end of the beta app, numerous improvements are said to be made to the Linux functionality in Chrome OS which will include a new terminal app, a faster update process as well as better support for USB devices.

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