Firefox on Chrome OS (Flex) using Flatpak
More for fun than being really useful, here’s a little tutorial on how to use Firefox on Chrome OS (Flex) (for me, it’s currently version 100 in the Dev Channel). But beware, the user experience really leaves a lot to be desired…
- Enable the Linux environment
- Open a (Linux) terminal
- Install Flatpak and add the Flathub repository
- Install Firefox using Flatpak:
flatpak install org.mozilla.firefox
- In Chrome, open a new shell using CTRL + ALT + T
- Type
vsh termina
(Read about Termina here – a VM image with a stripped-down Chrome OS linux kernel and userland tools) - Type
lxc config set penguin security.nesting true
(this allows the default Linux container penguin to run containers itself – it is somehow required) - Restart your computer
- Open Firefox
I really have to take a closer look at the architecture of Chrome OS or Chromium OS, the structure with all the containers sounds interesting. This reminds me of Jessie Frazelle, who at least a few years ago, only used containers on her desktop…
Tags: Chrome OS Flex, Firefox