ChromeOS

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ChromeOS
Distribution of Linux
ChromeOS94Desktop.png
Architecture
Release type
Initial version8.0
(15 June 2011)
Latest version16033.58 (Stable)
16093.31 (Beta)
User interface
Package managerPortage
Terminal shell
Based on
Gentoo
Status
Active

ChromeOS (formerly known as Chrome OS[1]) is an operating system developed by Google. Based on Gentoo[2] and the Google Chrome web browser, it uses the Linux kernel and was designed to be a fast and lightweight operating system. ChromeOS runs mainly on web applications, although native applications are also supported. It is distributed to consumers, businesses, and schools.

Availability[edit | edit source]

ChromeOS was developed mainly for Chromebooks, as well as Chromeboxes, Chromebases and Chromebits. On 15 February 2022, a distribution of ChromeOS which can be installed on computers without ChromeOS pre-installed, ChromeOS Flex, entered early access in the Dev channel. A ChromeOS recovery image can also be installed onto a generic x86 device through unofficial means.

Chromium OS, the open-source equivalent of ChromeOS, can be built to run on computers other than those with ChromeOS pre-installed.

Channels[edit | edit source]

Four release channels were made for the ChromeOS operating system.

Stable[edit | edit source]

The Stable channel releases fully tested builds to ensure minimal bugs. It gets minor updates every week and major updates every six weeks.

Beta[edit | edit source]

The Beta channel releases less tested builds that are more prone to bugs. It gets minor updates every week and major updates every six weeks.

Dev[edit | edit source]

The Dev channel releases the least tested and the buggiest builds. It gets updated every three to five weeks.

Canary[edit | edit source]

The Canary channel releases at least two untested builds daily. Unlike other channels, it cannot be normally opted into via the Settings menu and must instead be opted into by invoking the live_in_a_coal_mine command on a Developer mode shell (a reference to canaries acting as carbon monoxide detectors).

Variants[edit | edit source]

ChromeOS Flex[edit | edit source]

ChromeOS Flex (previously known as CloudReady) is a variant of ChromeOS originally created by Neverware. It is intended for use on old desktops. Neverware was bought by Google in 2020, leading to its name change to ChromeOS Flex in 2022. This version has less features then Chrome OS on real Chromebooks so certain people might want to use Brunch.

Chromium OS[edit | edit source]

Chromium OS is an open-source variant of ChromeOS.

FydeOS[edit | edit source]

FydeOS is a fork of ChromeOS made for users who don’t want to go through the hassle of installing the brunch framework or finding alternative over ChromeOS Flex because lack of Google Play support.

Supported Noto Fonts[edit | edit source]

These are the supported Noto Fonts in ChromeOS.

Noto Fonts[edit | edit source]

  • Noto Color Emoji
  • Noto Sans
  • Noto Sans Adlam
  • Noto Sans Anatolian Hieroglyphs
  • Noto Sans Arabic
  • Noto Sans Armenian
  • Noto Sans Avestan
  • Noto Sans Bamum
  • Noto Sans Batak
  • Noto Sans Bengali
  • Noto Sans Brahmi
  • Noto Sans Buginese
  • Noto Sans Buhid
  • Noto Sans Canadian Aboriginal
  • Noto Sans Carian
  • Noto Sans Chakma
  • Noto Sans Cham
  • Noto Sans Cherokee
  • Noto Sans Coptic
  • Noto Sans Cuneiform
  • Noto Sans Cypriot
  • Noto Sans Deseret
  • Noto Sans Devanagari
  • Noto Sans Ethiopic
  • Noto Sans Egyptian Hieroglyphs
  • Noto Sans Georgian
  • Noto Sans Glagolitic
  • Noto Sans Gothic
  • Noto Sans Gujarati
  • Noto Sans Gurmukhi
  • Noto Sans Hanunoo
  • Noto Sans Hebrew
  • Noto Sans Imperial Aramaic
  • Noto Sans Inscriptional Pahlavi
  • Noto Sans Inscriptional Parthian
  • Noto Sans Japanese
  • Noto Sans Javanese
  • Noto Sans Kaithi
  • Noto Sans Kannada
  • Noto Sans Kayah Li
  • Noto Sans Kharosthi
  • Noto Sans Khmer
  • Noto Sans Korean
  • Noto Sans Lao
  • Noto Sans Lepcha
  • Noto Sans Limbu
  • Noto Sans Linear B
  • Noto Sans Lisu
  • Noto Sans Lycian
  • Noto Sans Lydian
  • Noto Sans Malayalam
  • Noto Sans Mandaic
  • Noto Sans Math
  • Noto Sans Meetei Mayek
  • Noto Sans Mongolian
  • Noto Sans Mono
  • Noto Sans Myanmar
  • Noto Sans Nko
  • Noto Sans New Tai Lue
  • Noto Sans Ogham
  • Noto Sans Ol Chiki
  • Noto Sans Old Italic
  • Noto Sans Old Persian
  • Noto Sans Old South Arabian
  • Noto Sans Old Turkic
  • Noto Sans Oriya
  • Noto Sans Osage
  • Noto Sans Osmanya
  • Noto Sans Phags Pa
  • Noto Sans Phoenician
  • Noto Sans Rejang
  • Noto Sans Runic
  • Noto Sans Samaritan
  • Noto Sans Saurashtra
  • Noto Sans Shavian
  • Noto Sans Simplified Chinese
  • Noto Sans Sinhala
  • Noto Sans Sundanese
  • Noto Sans Syloti Nagri
  • Noto Sans Symbols
  • Noto Sans Symbols 2
  • Noto Sans Syriac
  • Noto Sans Syriac Eastern
  • Noto Sans Syriac Western
  • Noto Sans Tai Le
  • Noto Sans Tai Tham
  • Noto Sans Tai Viet
  • Noto Sans Tagalog
  • Noto Sans Tagbanwa
  • Noto Sans Tamil
  • Noto Sans Telugu
  • Noto Sans Thaana
  • Noto Sans Thai
  • Noto Sans Tifinagh
  • Noto Sans Traditional Chinese
  • Noto Sans Ugaritic
  • Noto Sans Vai
  • Noto Sans Yi
  • Noto Serif
  • Noto Serif Balinese
  • Noto Serif Tibetan

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Version 69[edit | edit source]

Version 94[edit | edit source]

Version 121[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]