How To Update Your Chromebook Easily 2024 Guide

Updating a Chromebook is not just limited to updating the operating system but also Linux. ChromeOS comes with a Linux container, and it’s important to keep it up-to-date if you use Linux apps often.

Update Chrome OS on a Chromebook

The steps to update ChromeOS on a Chromebook are similar to other operating systems. In most cases, ChromeOS will notify you when an update is available, but the option to manually update the OS can be found in the Settings app.

Update Chrome OS to Beta or Developer Channel

ChromeOS Beta and Dev channels contain experimental features and flags that have not yet made it to the stable version. If you’re feeling adventurous or just love trying out new things, you may switch to Beta or Dev. Do note that once you switch to other channels, coming back to Stable would require a Powerwash or Factory Reset.

Update Linux on Your Chromebook

You may know that Chromebooks can run Linux in a container. Linux dependencies and apps (also need to be updated more so than ChromeOS. Hence, it’s important to learn how to update Linux on ChromeOS. Here’s how:
While ChromeOS handles almost every system component with updates, you need to update Linux separately. The overall process is effortless and hardly takes a few minutes, though, depending on your internet connection. Besides, updating your Chromebook solves many elementary issues, but if the issues persist, you might want to reinstall ChromeOS for a fresh start which will erase and revert to the latest version.
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