HP Chromebook X2 Looks to Be First Detachable Chromebook to Support Linux Apps

Posted by hanuca on Jun 14, 2018 8:44 PM EDT
Softpedia; By Marius Nestor
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Support for running Linux apps is becoming a thing among Chromebook fans, and it looks like each day new Chrome OS devices are getting Linux app support.

During the Google I/O annual developer conference last month, Google announced it is working to bring support for Linux apps in future versions of its Linux-based Chrome OS operating system for Chromebooks, and the first Chromebook to receive support for running Linux applications is, of course, Google's Pixelbook.

Later, we found out that Samsung Chromebook Plus is also capable of running Linux apps, and now, according to XDA-Developers, it would appear that the recently announced HP Chromebook X2 is world's first detachable Chromebook to get support for Linux apps, which can be enabled if the user switches to the experimental Chrome OS Canary channel.

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