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AI overview
ChromeOS is a computer operating system made by Google that's built around the Chrome web browser as its main interface. It matters because it offers a lightweight, simple alternative to traditional operating systems like Windows or macOS, making computers faster and easier to use for people primarily working online.
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Key facts
- OS.name
- ChromeOS
- OS.logo
- ChromeOS Logo.svg
- OS.screenshot
- ChromeOS screenshot.png
- OS.caption
- ChromeOS 132 desktop, showing the homepage of Wikipedia
- OS.developer
- OS.family
- Unix-like (Linux)
- OS.working_state
- Preinstalled on Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, Chromebits, Chromebases, Google meet hardware
- OS.programmed_in
- C, C++, assembly, JavaScript, HTML5, Python, Rust
- OS.updatemodel
- Rolling release
- OS.package_manager
- Portage
- OS.supported_platforms
- ARM32, ARM64, IA-32, x86-64
- OS.kernel_type
- Monolithic (Linux kernel)
- OS.userland
- Aura Shell (Ash), Ozone (display manager); X11 apps can be enabled in recent ChromeOS
- OS.ui
- Google Chrome
- OS.source_model
- Closed-source with open-source components
- OS.license
- Proprietary
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Linux distribution
- Based on
- ChromiumOS
- Developer
- Platform
- ARM architecture
- Official website
- chromeos.google
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- software version identifier
- 146.0.7680.169
- programmed in
- Java
- Commons category
- Chrome OS
- inception
- 2011-06-15
- source code repository URL
- chromium.googlesource.com/codesearch/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/master-original/chromeos
- official blog URL
- chrome.blogspot.com
- update method
- Internet
- copyright license
- proprietary license
- announcement date
- 2009-07-07
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