dnschneid/crouton
Chromium OS Universal Chroot Environment (EOL) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 13
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5006
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 522
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
8576 stars · 1248 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
crouton is a set of shell scripts that generate and manage chroot environments on Chromium OS devices, letting users run full Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, and Kali alongside ChromeOS. It is now end-of-life, with the repo locked and archived due to Chromium OS security changes.
Use cases
- run a full Linux desktop on a Chromebook
- install Ubuntu on a Chromebook via chroot
- use Debian or Kali tools on a ChromeOS device
- breathe new life into an EOL Chromebook
- switch between ChromeOS and Linux without dual-booting
- run Linux command-line tools on a Chromebook
When to choose
- you have an EOL Chromebook running Chromium OS 110 or earlier
- you want a chroot-based Linux environment on an older ChromeOS device
- you need to repurpose an old Chromebook as a Linux machine
When to avoid
- your Chromebook runs Chromium OS 111 or later, where audio, extension, and xiwi support is broken
- you want a supported, actively maintained Linux-on-ChromeOS solution (use Crostini/Linux dev environment instead)
- you need ongoing updates or new distro releases
- your device has been replaced by Android-based ChromeOS
Facets
cli-tool · maturity abandoned
cli developer-tools file-system operating-systems developer-tools cli chroot chromeos chromebook debootstrap ubuntu debian kali end-of-life command-line linux shell
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton · fetched 2026-08-28 · 81d565eb391e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dnschneid/crouton | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="dnschneid/crouton")
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