Eventually it will finish, and you will have a new app group in your app list, called "Linux apps", with just one application (so far): Terminal. Note too that some older Chromebooks may require extra steps to enable Crostini.) You'll need to wait some while the Chromebook downloads and installs a Linux Virtual Machine. If you don't see "Linux (Beta)" in your Settings, then sorry, your Chromebook does not support Linux. (Yes, technically this feature is still in Beta. You enable this by going into Settings, scroll down to "Linux (Beta)" and click on Enable. Starting with stable version 69, Google introduced support for running Linux apps using something called Project Crostini. So now, let's see about filling in some of the blanks, and to do that, I'll be using the feature that prompted me to buy a Chromebook in the first place: Running Linux apps natively.
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