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getting Linux support to help developers code
on the browser-based laptops. A preview will be
available for the Pixelbook soon.
According to Google: “Support for Linux will
enable you to create, test and run Android and
web apps... Run popular editors, code in your
favourite language and launch projects to Google
Cloud with the command-line. Everything works
directly on a Chromebook.
Linux runs inside a virtual machine that was
designed from scratch for Chromebooks. That means
it starts in seconds and integrates completely with
Chromebook features. Linux apps can start with a click
of an icon, windows can be moved around, and files
can be opened directly from apps.”Linux on a
Chromebook