--- title: 'Tutorial: Install Ubuntu on a Chromebook' description: 'Chromebooks have gained popularity as relatively inexpensive web-centric laptops. They give access to web-based and native applications through the Chrome store, but what if you want to do more with them? Installing Ubuntu on a Chromebook gives you more choice and lets you turn a web-centric machine into any other laptop: you can install […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/tutorial-install-ubuntu-on-a-chromebook?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [David Callé](https://canonical.com/blog/author/davidc3-2 "More about David Callé") 30 January 2018 # Tutorial: Install Ubuntu on a Chromebook [Chrome OS](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/chrome-os) [chromebook](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/chromebook) [crouton](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/crouton) [install](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/install) [Tutorial](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/tutorial) --- Share the article Chromebooks have gained popularity as relatively inexpensive web-centric laptops. They give access to web-based and native applications through the Chrome store, but what if you want to do more with them? Installing Ubuntu on a Chromebook gives you more choice and lets you turn a web-centric machine into any other laptop: you can install an IDE to write code, you can install Steam to play games, and of course, it gives you the freedom of the command-line and the wealth of the Ubuntu archive at your finger tips. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use [crouton](https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton) (Chromium OS Universal Chroot Envrionment) to create Ubuntu shells on your Chromebook, launch graphical sessions and install apps from the Ubuntu archive. **What you’ll learn** * How to put your Chromebook into developer mode * How to install Ubuntu in a chroot on it * Practical and entertaining uses for Ubuntu on Chromebooks [Take The Tutorial](https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/install-ubuntu-on-chromebook) [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### DIY chiselled Ubuntu: crafting your own chiselled Ubuntu base image](https://canonical.com/blog/craft-custom-chiselled-ubuntu-distroless) In a previous post, I explained how we made our Ubuntu image 15 times smaller by chiselling a specific slice of Ubuntu for .NET developers. In this blog, I will provide... [Valentin Viennot](https://canonical.com/blog/author/valentinviennot) 10 January 2023 [### Open source cloud platform: meet OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/open-source-cloud-platform) Are you looking for an open source cloud platform and you don’t know where to start? Are you getting lost in all the independent rankings and cloud platform comparison pages?... [Tytus Kurek](https://canonical.com/blog/author/tkurek) 2 February 2022 [### Let’s build a snap together – a complex snapcraft.yaml walkthrough](https://canonical.com/blog/lets-build-a-snap-together-a-complex-snapcraft-yaml-walkthrough) It has been a while since we talked about how to build snaps. In the past, we went through a number of detailed examples, focused on different programming languages and the use... [Igor Ljubuncic](https://canonical.com/blog/author/igorljubuncic) 21 January 2022 [### Top 10 apps for a fresh Linux install in 2021](https://canonical.com/blog/top-10-apps-for-a-fresh-linux-install-in-2021) Are you struggling with too much lag? Is it time for a spring clean and a fresh Linux install? Ready to upgrade to Focal Fossa (LTS) or Hirsute Hippo? Whatever situation you... [Holly Hall](https://canonical.com/blog/author/hollyhall) 30 June 2021