Linux is on your Chromebook, but not quite ready for the iTunes app. First, you need to enable support for 32-bit software, which requires a very specific update. Don’t worry, a bit more copying ...

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If you’re curious about playing Linux games on your Chromebook, this guide shows you how to get Steam. It’s not simple, and if you despise entering console commands, turn back now, but it can ...

For those who need to tinker, here are some ways I've found to run alternative Linux distros on a Chromebook. I’ve had the good fortune of having a Chromebook Pixel to work on for the last few ...

If your new Chromebook has an Intel or AMD processor, you can install Android Studio to get started with making your own Android apps. Add 9to5Google to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income ...

However, I've daily-driven Chromebooks before, and for a lot of people there's really nothing that they typically do on their Linux (or Windows, or macOS) computers that they can't do on ChromeOS.

I also have to wonder why ChromeOS is unrepairable. Is there a hardware problem (like a bad SSD)? Usually, it's pretty easy to restore ChromeOS to its factory state no matter how bad it got messed ...