Crouton: Crouton actually uses a “chroot” environment to run both Chrome OS and Ubuntu at the same time.ChrUbuntu can be installed on your Chromebook’s internal storage or on a USB device or SD card. You can restart your Chromebook and choose between Chrome OS and Ubuntu at boot time. It works like a traditional dual-boot system. ChrUbuntu: ChrUbuntu is a Ubuntu system built for Chromebooks.

You’ll need to choose a project developed specially for Chromebooks. Installing Ubuntu Linux on your Chromebook isn’t as simple as installing the standard Ubuntu system-at least not at the moment. RELATED: Living With a Chromebook: Can You Survive With Just a Chrome Browser? You don’t need Crouton to run Linux software anymore. Update: Google has added native support for Linux apps directly to Chrome OS, and this feature is available on many Chromebooks.

We’ve performed this process with the Samsung Series 3 Chromebook, the original Chromebook Pixel, and the ASUS Chromebook Flip, but the steps below should work on any Chromebook out there.

Install dropbox on chromebook