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Chromebooks are the perfect place to teach yourself about Linux - XDA Developers
May 15, 2022 1 min, 44 secs
Or that 2022 is the year of the Linux desktop?

Linux isn’t just some other desktop operating system you don’t currently care about.

A Chromebook is a great place to play around with Linux in relative safety.

Enabling Linux adds a Debian container seamlessly into your existing Chrome OS setup.

The short version is that enabling Linux on a Chromebook adds a Debian container on top of the OS.

The Debian container is a fantastic place to tread your first Linux footsteps because there’s no risk to the rest of your laptop.

You can share folders from Chrome OS to Linux, you can view Linux files in the Chrome OS Files app.

You have the ability to share USB devices, such as your microphone, with the Linux container.

In my case, it happened a lot, and while I found my feet I certainly appreciated the ease of use on Chrome OS over using Linux on a dedicated machine.

It’s easy to point to memes about Linux users and the terminal.

Using the terminal is a fast and efficient way of getting things done.

I use Ranger when I want to dart about the Linux and Chrome OS file systems.

Getting comfortable with Linux and the terminal has truly changed my personal workflow.

If you want to learn Linux from scratch a Chromebook is a great place to start.

But there’s another thing Linux does on a Chromebook?

Alongside being a kick-ass container to scratch any terminal itches, Debian on Chrome OS has full GUI application support.

You can’t run Photoshop on a Chromebook, but you can run the Linux version of GIMP.

Nevertheless, in my experience, a budget Chromebook with Linux turned on has been an overall better time than a similarly budget Windows laptop.

If you have a Chromebook already then you should definitely be getting that Linux environment turned on?

Modern Chromebooks are a hybrid of the Chrome browser you’re familiar with and the world of web apps, with a Linux desktop machine and even an Android device thrown in

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