More Chromebooks from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung have received Linux app support. The change, which landed Thursday, will apply to some Chromebooks that released in 2015-2017, running Intel Braswell architecture and Kernel 3.18.

As expected, the Chrome developers have dutifully backported Linux app support to [some more!] older Chromebooks. This update brings support to roughly 28 devices with the "baseboard" (aka reference board) Strago. See the table at the bottom of the page for the list of devices. This update doesn't include the Samsung Chromebook Pro or other recent Skylake devices on kernel 3.18. Braswell architecture can be found on low-end Chromebooks, usually education or entry-level consumer devices.

All Braswell Chromebooks are now supported
All Braswell Chromebooks are now supported

Users of Braswell/Strago devices in the Developer or Canary channels should soon receive an update that will add the Terminal icon to their launcher. Check the table below to see if your device is on the list.

Yet to receive Linux apps are Broadwell devices like the Chromebook Pixel 2 and Dell Chromebook 13, and Skylake devices like the Samsung Chromebook Pro and HP Chromebook 13 G1. We expect support to arrive in the coming weeks for these platforms, as we can infer from this update that most required backporting to 3.18 has been completed.

In related but not unsurprising news, two forthcoming high-end Chromebooks codenamed Nocturne and Atlas—potential candidates for the next Pixelbook— will launch with Linux app support out-of-the-box.

Those on other platforms like the older Asus C100pa or Chromebooks with BayTrail CPUs will sadly not receive support. Check our master list of Chromebooks with Linux app support for the unsupported list, or refer to the official documentation.

Braswell/baseboard Strago Chromebooks that received Linux app support

Model

Codename

Release year

Baseboard

Acer Chromebook R11 (CB5-132T, C738T)

cyan

2015

Baseboard Strago

Acer Chromebook 14 (CB3-431)

edgar

2016

Baseboard Strago

Acer Chromebook 15 (CB3-532)

banon

2016

Baseboard Strago

ASUS Chromebook C202SA

terra

2016

Baseboard Strago

ASUS Chromebook C300SA

terra

2016

Baseboard Strago

ASUS Chromebook C301SA

terra

2016

Baseboard Strago

CTL Chromebook J5

wizpig

2016

Baseboard Strago

CTL NL61 Chromebook

relm

2016

Baseboard Strago

Edugear CMT Chromebook

wizpig

2016

Baseboard Strago

Edxis Education Chromebook

relm

2016

Baseboard Strago

Haier Convertible Chromebook 11 C

wizpig

2016

Baseboard Strago

HP Chromebook 11 G5

setzer

2016

Baseboard Strago

HP Chromebook 11 G5 EE

relm

2016

Baseboard Strago

Lenovo N22 Chromebook

reks

2016

Baseboard Strago

Lenovo N42 Chromebook

reks

2016

Baseboard Strago

Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Chromebook G3

ultima

2016

Baseboard Strago

Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga G3

ultima

2016

Baseboard Strago

PCMerge Chromebook (PCM-116T-432B)

wizpig

2016

Baseboard Strago

Samsung Chromebook 3 (XE500C13)

celes

2016

Baseboard Strago

Viglen Chromebook 360

wizpig

2016

Baseboard Strago

Acer Chromebook 11 N7 (C731)

relm

2017

Baseboard Strago

Dell Chromebook 11 (3180)

kefka

2017

Baseboard Strago

Dell Chromebook 11 (3189)

kefka

2017

Baseboard Strago

Mecer V2 Chromebook

relm

2017

Baseboard Strago

Prowise ProLine Chromebook

wizpig

2017

Baseboard Strago

*Some devices may be missing. Chromebooks on Braswell have the N3050/N3150/N3060/N3160/N3700 processors. If your Chromebook has any of those CPUs, it's got Linux app support. This table was sourced from the Chromium board information page and the more thorough Gallium OS device wiki.