What just happened? For all the native apps and tools available on platforms like Chrome OS, sometimes you just need a good old Linux program to get things done, especially if you are a developer.

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If you're reading this, you're likely using Linux—whether you realize it or not. The website you visited? Hosted on a Linux server. Your Android phone? Powered by the Linux kernel. Even in-flight ...

Google recently added an experimental Linux terminal app to Android that installs Debian in a virtual machine and lets you run command-line apps. But if you’re running the latest canary builds of ...