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Chrome Extension Allows Chromebooks to Run Linux in a Window

Posted on the 02 January 2015 by Nrjperera @nrjperera

Many Linux users know that you can actually install and run Linux on a Chromebook, but have ever thought about running a Linux distro in a window like a boss?

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Well, apparently your Chromebook can now run Linux in a window, thanks to this tweaked Chrome Extension. You just have to put your Chromebook into Developer Mode and enter a terminal command, then voilà, you have either Debian or Ubuntu running inside Chrome OS.

Read Also: HP Introduces new 14-inch Chromebook with Touchscreen Display

This awesome trick was first shown off by Google evangelist François Beaufort through Google+. Try it out and let us know how smoothly it works.

[Via: TNW / Google+ ]
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