Chromebook Update 2021

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It’s been a hot minute since I’ve written anything about technology but I’ve honestly not really had anything to write about. Oh, I supposed I could have written about getting a Google Pixel 3a smartphone last year or how the screen started freaking out but Google replaced it in less than 24 hours but, nah…, that’s a little too boring.


But today?!


Today is a special day.



Today, Chrome OS version 92 downloaded and installed on my Asus Chromebook Flip C302. It’s an older laptop but it will continue to get Chrome OS updates until June 2023. The reason Chrome OS version 92 is important is because Linux apps are (finally) supported on this Chromebook!


This is a game changer for me.



For years now, I’ve used an Open Source application suite called LibreOffice. As you can gather from the title, it’s an office suite like Microsoft Office but it uses the universal, open document format ODT (open document text). It can even open and save Microsoft Office documents. 


But this suite has an illustration app called Draw. And it’s this Draw app that I use to create booklets for retreats and services.


So I installed Linux using this process:


  1. Updated to Chrome OS version 92.

  2. Go to chrome://flags in your browser.

  3. Search for enable-experimental-kernel-vm-support.

  4. Enable the flag.

  5. Reboot.

  6. After logging in, go to Settings > Advanced > Developers.

  7. Turn on “Linux Development Environment.”

  8. Follow the on-screen instructions. Setup can take 10 minutes or more.

  9. A terminal window opens. You have a Debian 10 (Buster) environment. You can run Linux commands, install more tools using the APT package manager, and customize your shell.



This is perfect for me as I’ve used Debian based Linux operating systems for years like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, elementary OS, and KDE Neon, just to name a few. After the terminal window appeared, I typed:


sudo apt-get install libreoffice


After a few minutes (possibly another 10 or so), LibreOffice finished installing. Next, I installed the Gnome Font Manager:


sudo apt-get install font-manager



I downloaded the Google font Eagle Lake and extracted it to the freshly made “Linux Files” in Files. I then downloaded my retreat documents (ODG) and double-clicked on one. A window popped up asking me what I wanted to use to open it, and LibreOffice Draw was in the list! I chose it and here it is running natively on my Asus Chromebook Flip C302!



I also recently installed Clipchamp for video editing, so there really isn’t anything I can’t do on my Chromebook.




~~~

In the Love of the Three in One,


Br. Jack+, LC

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