In this video, we’ll show you how to update a Linux app on your Google Chromebook. Since we used Linux Development Environment and Flatpak to install Linux apps, we’ll need to use some terminal commands to update them.
Notes: Here’s a quick rundown: Linux Development Environment is basically a virtual machine running Linux inside ChromeOS. By default, Linux and ChromeOS are kept separate. Flatpak is a software distribution framework that lets developers package and share their apps across different Linux distributions. To update apps installed with Flatpak, we’ll need to use the Linux terminal.
If you’re using a school or work Chromebook, your IT department might have turned off access to the Linux Development Environment. Before you try to use LDE, please reach out to your system administrator or tech support.
