Enable developer mode.
Chrome os linux containers.
If you re interested in hacking on crostini itself take a look at the crostini developer guide.
Other interesting updates are automatic screen rotation for chromebooks in tablet mode when a mouse is connected to the device as well as the ability to display pin pad on the login.
Running custom containers under chrome os.
Last month i penned my thoughts on what the future of chrome os could look like and how devices like the pixelbook could play a big part in the implementation of containers on chromebooks.
It doesn t allow the support of traditional linux desktop platforms inside chrome os.
Until now chrome os used linux containers based on debian gnu linux 9 stretch and existing installs will be upgraded in the future according to google.
While most of your data in chrome os is stored server side in the cloud you may have important files saved locally such as those found in your downloads folder in addition to disabling certain security restrictions and allowing you to install a customized version of ubuntu activating developer mode deletes all local data on a chromebook automatically.
Hence chrome os primarily runs web applications.
This document outlines the process by which android runs in a linux container in chrome os.
Now with the launch of chrome os 84 google is adding the ability to set a username and configure the.
Low level technical documentation on running custom linux containers on chrome os including runtime features security their lifecycles and device support.
This document explains how the container for android p works.
Instructions to enable linux beta aka crostini on chrome os for development.
Welcome to the containers project where we support running arbitrary code inside of vms in chrome os.
Config json is used by run oci to describe how the container is set up.
Android container in chrome os.
For user friendly information see the keyword set up linux beta on your chromebook documentation.
Google announced the project in july 2009 conceiving it as an operating system in which both applications and user data reside in the cloud.
This is a heavily technical document.
However the implementation of linux on chrome os had been a little limited out of the gate.