As long as the mic works on the Chromebook itself, it will work in Linux. This means the internal mic on the device itself will work, a mic plugged into the 3.5mm jack will work, or a USB-C audio interface or mic will also work. That’s it! The next time you launch a Linux app via your app drawer or via the Terminal, that app will have access to you microphones on your Chromebook. You’ll be asked if you are sure you want to close that tab, but it asks this every time you close a CROSH tab, so don’t worry about that. Give it a second to do so, and then you need to type in vmc start termina -enable-audio-capture, let it finish, and then close that tab. You’ll see a black screen in a new tab appear, and on that screen you simply need to type vmc stop termina and hit enter. Once all that is done and Linux is ready to roll, you need to open a CROSH (Chrome OS Shell) instance by hitting CTRL + ALT + T on your keyboard. This will prompt you to install the Linux container if you haven’t already and you’ll be ready for the next parts. Either go to your settings > Linux (Beta) > Turn on or simply search for ‘Terminal’ in your app drawer and select the Terminal app. To try it out, you first need to enable Linux apps on your Chromebook. Mic support has been completely absent up to this point, however, and that has left a decent void in the abilities of Linux apps. Being placed behind a flag isn’t a huge deal, however, since those willing to tinker and mess with Linux apps are generally savvy enough to turn on a flag or two if needed. GPU support has been around for a bit, though it is still considered experimental and behind a flag at this point. As the big pieces have been in place for some time, it is easy at this point to miss the less glaring omissions that are still yet to be fixed, and that is exactly what has happened with microphone support with the latest build of Chrome OS 79.Ī few of those larger missing pieces to the overall Linux experience on Chrome OS have long been GPU support and proper microphone support. Many devices now support this new feature and the overall abilities of the Linux container in Chrome OS continue to grow. Linux apps on Chromebooks have become a bit more commonplace than they were just a year ago.
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