Well, lacking a title bar and a menu bar, I've quickly learned that the Wrench is your friend, possibly your best friend, when you want to do something.īookmarking is straightforward except for the bookmark bar.

Also, it's the Big Bad Google, so it's controversial (like me, at times, though not so much here). So, Chrome gets the first go because it's the browser that Opera and Firefox both seem to want to be like right now. I feel like I used to be savvy with both IE and Netscape back in the day, but after Netscape started to go downhill, I switched to IE, and stayed there until Firefox, around 0.9.3 I believe, and I've been with Firefox ever since, and my skill with other browsers has dropped to about nil.

You can either right click on the Terminal Icon and select 'Shut down Linux (Beta)' or just restart your Chromebook.įlatpak is a new packaging format for Linux, click here to learn how to add Flatpak support.I've decided that I've gotten too used to and too spoiled by Firefox, so I'm gonna test Chrome and Opera for about a week each. Once it's done, you'll need to restart your Linux container. This script will take some time depending on how fast your Chromebook and internet speeds are. Sudo bash /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/upgrade_container If the version is not 10 (buster) or above, you'll need to run the update script: Once you've enabled Linux, check the Terminal to see if you have the correct version: Follow these instructions from Google if you need to upgrade your OS.Ĭlick here to learn more about how to set up Linux (Beta) on your Chromebook. You can check this by going to chrome://version in the Chrome browser address bar.

x86 based Chromebook running ChromeOS 80 or later.

To run Firefox on ChromeOS you first need to ensure that your system meets the following requirements: This article will explain the system requirements needed in order to run Firefox on ChromeOS and how to set this up. Firefox can now be installed on Chromebooks and other devices running ChromeOS.

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