Linux apps can expand your Chromebook's capabilities and open up all sorts of interesting options — but first, you have to know where to begin.

What makes the magic happen is the Crostini Linux container on Chrome OS which will allow you to install the Linux version of Visual Studio Code on your Chromebook.

It's now possible to install and use Flutter on Chrome OS. Here's a quick guide to get started making cross-platform apps with Flutter on your Chromebook.

Step -1: Don’t do any of this One of the best ways to do development work on Chrome OS is to ditch these Crouton shenanigans and just set up a virtual machine in the cloud somewhere and SSH into it.