
In the former, you're running a full operating system image. This isn't the same thing as a virtual machine (VM) or a container. You can also, as Crouton does, use it to run a completely different Linux distribution within another. It enables you to run a different root, the super-user or administrator, of Linux systems from a different directory than your normal root directory.

Crouton is a set of scripts that provide for an easy-to-install chroot Linux distribution setup.Ĭhroot is usually used for system maintenance. With Chromium OS Universal Chroot Environment ( Crouton), you use the Linux command chroot ( Change Root) to simultaneously run a Linux operating system, typically Ubuntu, alongside Chrome OS. Note: you can also try to dual-boot a Chromebook, but I haven't yet found a way to do this that I'm happy with, so I'm going to just focus on the easy, safe way to have your ChromeOS and eat your traditional Linux cake too: Crouton. Fortunately, there's an easy way to add desktop Linux to a Chromebook to give you the best of both worlds: traditional Linux and Chrome OS.
