Chrome OS may soon be able to run Linux applications in a container
(Android Police)

Even though Chrome OS is based on Linux (Gentoo Linux, to be exact), you can`t run traditional desktop Linux applications. One solution to this problem is Crouton, a script that sets up a chroot of Ubuntu or Debian Linux on top of Chrome OS. While this does allow many people to use Chrome OS who otherwise couldn`t, it`s a hacky solution and requires enabling Developer Mode (which turns off most of Chrome OS` security features). Read MoreChrome OS may soon be able to run Linux applications in a container was written by the awesome team at Android Police.