About Chrome OS Linux

2012-01-27: Chrome OS Linux 1.8.1017 has been released, now even faster and with better hardware support!

Chrome OS Linux is a free operating system built around the revolutionary Google Chrome browser.

The aim of this project is to provide a lightweight Linux distribution for the best web browsing experience on any x86 PC, notebook or Chromebook.

Download Chrome OS Linux Live CD or USB Disk Image for free and give it a try!


Featured software in Chrome OS Linux:
  • Linux kernel 3.2.1 New!
  • GNOME 2.32 desktop environment
  • Experimental GNOME Shell desktop environment
  • Google Chrome 18.0.1017 web browser New!
  • Google Talk Plugin 2.6 New!
  • Google Music Manager 1.0
  • Google Picasa 3.0 photo manager
  • LibreOffice 3.4 office suite
  • GIMP 2.6 image editor
  • Wine 1.3 Windows emulator
  • Cheese 2.32 webcam app
  • Pidgin 2.7 instant messenger
  • Dashboard with social toolbar
  • Control Center
  • and much more!
To switch to GNOME Shell, just go to Terminal and type: gnome-shell --replace or choose it at logon.

System requirements of Chrome OS Linux:
  • Processor: Intel Pentium, Atom, Xeon or newer; AMD Duron, Athlon, Sempron, Opteron or newer
  • RAM: min. 256 MB
  • Hard disk: min. 1 GB
  • Graphics card: supports most modern graphics cards