Chrome OS is now ready to run Linux applications
At the end of February this year, we reported that Chrome developers are working on a project called Crostini, implying that Chrome OS will support running Linux applications. Yesterday, foreign media Chrome Unboxed confirmed that the latest version of the Chrome OS developer channel already supports Linux applications.
It is reported that after updating the latest version through the Chrome OS developer channel, a “Linux (Beta)” option will appear in the settings, which is described as “Run Linux Tools, Editor, and IDE on Chromebook”. Users can start Linux containers with this option.
Foreign media speculated that it was less than a week before the Google I/O conference. Developers seem to be busy stabilizing this feature and are expected to announce it at the conference.
According to a Reddit user, he has successfully installed Steam on the device, but most games are running very slow because GPU acceleration cannot be used. In addition, user tests have found that this feature seems to be currently limited to Pixel book. They tried to enable Linux application support (such as the Samsung Chromebook Pro) on other models, resulting in an error.
Chrome OS has previously supported running Android applications. Now it also supports Linux applications. Compatibility goes further. Some netizens jokingly stated that the next step should be to support Windows applications…
Source: AndroidPolice
