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Yes. Boot, launch chrome tab, type Ctrl alt t, then type vmc start dev. You have a GNU/Linux kernel which you can do whatever you want. For more info visit
by jacksmith21006 9y ago
Yes. Boot, launch chrome tab, type Ctrl alt t, then type vmc start dev.
You have a GNU/Linux kernel which you can do whatever you want.
For more info visit Reddit and the Crostini subreddit.
You can use Steam or really whatever.
- jacksmith21006 9y agoWhat is happening is Google has enabled the KVM. You are using a second Linux kernel and can do whatever safely and away from the ChromeOS Linux kernel. Even GUI works as forwarded to ChromeOS. So start xclock and opens.
- bubblethink 9y ago>Even GUI works as forwarded to ChromeOS. So start xclock and opens. What is graphics performance like for the guest ? Does this use gpu virtualization (somewhat supported for intel gpus in recent kernels) ?
- beagle3 9y agoIs it also enabled in old ARM only chrome books? Mine is in dev mode and I would switch it back to regular if I can run kvm inside.
- jacksmith21006 9y agoNo not yet. It is also only on Pixel books right now. It uses hardware supports VM so possible on ARM. But realize this losses cross platform support inheriently so you would have to use ARM gnu/Linux binaries.
- jjuel 9y agoSteam is actually still a WIP. When I tried to install it following the Debian instructions (inside a Stretch container) I was unable to do so. It currently does not support the i386 arch necessary. Maybe that has changed since I tried, but it was not working for me a week or so ago.
- jacksmith21006 9y agoThere is instruction on how to use Steam on ChromeOS 67 with a Pixel Book on /r/crostini. Just visit the subreddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Crostini/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Crostini/
- jjuel 9y agoI had read that, but from what I read they get it to launch steam, but cannot run a game yet. So still a WIP.
- jacksmith21006 9y agoThere are people on Reddit claiming they have it working.