| Chrome OS (Chromebook) uses a Linux virtual machine to run Linux software. Once the virtual machine is set up you can follow the the [General Readme](../README.md) and the [Linux](Linux.md) instructions. |
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| # Installing the Linux Beta |
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| Go to settings find Linux (Beta) and switch it on. This will install a Debian Linux virtual machine on your system. |
| When finished this will bring up a terminal for your virtual machine. The terminal will also appear as an app in your app list. |
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| You may need to do a `sudo apt update` to update the package list before following the steps in the other readme files. |
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| # Sharing folders with the Linux virtual machine |
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| (Useful for install IDE's etc that can not be installed from the package manager) |
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| If you want to download anything and allow your virtual machine to access the files you will need to create a share so that |
| Linux has access to the Chrome OS folder. To do this right click a folder in the Files app on Chrome OS and select share with Linux. |
| You can either directly share the downloads folder or create a new one to puts files destined for your virtual machine into it. |
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| Any shared folders will be avaliable under `/mnt/chromeos/`. |
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| Alternatively you could install a browser within the virtual machine itself. |
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| From here on in follow the [General Readme](../README.md) and the [Linux](Linux.md) instructions using the terminal app. |
