Chromebook - Digital Skills IGO Forum https://www.digitalskillsigo.org/community/chromebook/ Digital Skills IGO Discussion Board en-GB Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:38:23 +0000 wpForo 60 Linux VMs on Chromebooks https://www.digitalskillsigo.org/community/chromebook/linux-vms-on-chromebooks/ Thu, 21 May 2026 21:04:41 +0000 It’s possible to install a native virtual machine manager on ChromeOS, but you have to enable it in the settings (Settings > Advanced > Developers > Linux development environment). This allows you to run Linux in virtual machines on a Chromebook.

A Google search for “virtual machine on chromebook” came up with the details for me.

I don't have a Chromebook, so haven't been able to try it.

]]> Chromebook Phil Bass https://www.digitalskillsigo.org/community/chromebook/linux-vms-on-chromebooks/ Office Software for Chromebooks https://www.digitalskillsigo.org/community/chromebook/office-software-for-chromebooks/ Thu, 21 May 2026 20:53:49 +0000 It seems that LibreOffice is not available for Chromebooks, but you can get Collabora Office from the Google Play Store.

As I understand it, Collabora Office is a version of LibreOffice intended to support collaborative work. It was originally developed by Collabora Ltd. in close cooperation with The Document Foundation, which maintains LibreOffice. Unfortunately, those two organisations seem to have fallen out and are no longer talking to each other.

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