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Once you’re sure that Bullseye will be installed, follow the prompts in the Chrome OS settings (mentioned above) to download and install Linux.Īfter the installation, you can verify the Debian version by opening the Terminal app and typing the cat /etc/debian_version command. Fortunately, its easy to install a Linux OS on your Chromebook whether for dual booting alongside Chrome or to replace the Chrome OS entirely. (Note that Stretch is Debian 9 and won’t likely appear in your options.) You can verify or force the installation of Bullseye by visiting chrome://flags#crostini-container-install and choosing Bullseye from the options. I believe that Bullseye is the current default, but it makes sense to check first.

Next, click on Advanced in the left pane and expand the menu. Enabling developer mode may vary depending on the Chromebook model you're using. First off, open the Settings page by clicking on the cogwheel icon in the Quick Settings panel. Installing Ubuntu on your Chromebook with Crouton requires switching the Chromebook to developer mode. Initially, version 10, aka Buster, was the default. Switch your Chromebook to developer mode. Chrome OS is built on top of the Linux kernel, and you can install a full Linux environment alongside Chrome OS on your Chromebook.

This is done in Chrome OS Settings -> Advanced -> Developers.īefore you do that though, I’d make sure that Chrome OS is set up to use Bullseye, which is version 11. Chromebooks are more powerful than you realize already, but zooming around the web in Google’s browser is just the beginning of what Chromebooks are capable of. Obviously, you need to have Linux enabled on your Chrome OS device. Here’s how to upgrade Linux on a Chromebook to Debian 11.3, which is quite easy. It’s a minor update to version 11, also known as Bullseye, but there are 83 security updates and 92 bug fixes in it. If you’re using Linux on a Chromebook, you might be interested to know that a new version of Debian just launched.