Chrome OS will support running Linux applications

Google Chrome OS is being updated and one of the most interesting features is that the operating system will support running Linux applications. This feature has appeared in a new preview released for Google Pixelbook before being widely deployed to other devices.

Besides, Android Studio, the tool for Android app programming, is also being developed and will be brought to Chrome OS later this year.

This is an important addition to Google's web-based operating system, enabling users to run integrated tools, editors, and development environments directly on Chromebooks, installing them from common sources. same as on a Linux machine.

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To run Linux software, Google has introduced a Linux virtual machine into Chrome OS. It is isolated from Chrome OS but these applications or tools will run in parallel with Chrome OS apps and Android apps as usual, like opening another window. To turn on the Linux application, users will have to access and enable it manually.

The fact that Chrome OS can start running Linux applications is great news for developers and developers, who can rely on those tools to create new applications and software. For computer science and engineering students, Chromebooks will become an extremely valuable code learning tool.

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