Thankfully, it's not the hard to get Ubuntu onto your Nexus 7 tablet, but first you'll need to unlock it.

Oh, and as for using Crouton to install Linux? You can do it, but it’s probably not the simplest way to run Linux applications on the Acer Chromebook Tab 10… at least not for now.

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After all, if it's x86-based then we can install pretty much anything on it, right? Erm, not quite. It turns out you can't just install any old Linux distro on a Bay Trail tablet.

Chrome 69 is currently expected to herald the arrival of Linux apps on the Stable Channel of Chrome OS but some users on the platform can get started now in just a few short steps. For clarity ...