Crouton (computing)

Crouton (ChromiumOS Universal Chroot Environment) is a set of scripts which allows Ubuntu, Debian, and Kali Linux systems to run parallel to a ChromeOS system.^[1] Crouton works by using a chroot instead of dual-booting to allow a user to run desktop environments at the same time: ChromeOS and another environment of the user's choice.^[2]

In Google I/O 2019, Google announced all Chromebooks shipped that year onward will be Linux compatible out of the box.^[3]

^ Bhartiya, Swapnil (November 17, 2014). "How to Easily Install Ubuntu on Chromebook with Crouton". Linux.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^ Hoffman, Chris (May 3, 2013). "How to Install Ubuntu Linux on Your Chromebook with Crouton". How-To Geek. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^ All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward, ZDNet

[1] Bhartiya, Swapnil (November 17, 2014). "How to Easily Install Ubuntu on Chromebook with Crouton". Linux.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

[2] Hoffman, Chris (May 3, 2013). "How to Install Ubuntu Linux on Your Chromebook with Crouton". How-To Geek. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

[3] All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward, ZDNet

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