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Google Chrome OS 0.13.587.135

Name

Google Chrome OS

Company / developer

Google Inc.

Programmed in

C, C++

OS family

Unix-like

Working state

Preinstalled on specific hardware (Chromebooks)

Latest stable release

0.13.587.135 (Stable)
September 07, 2011(age 4)

Latest test version

0.14.811.89 (Beta)
September 06, 2011(age 4)
0.15.1011.11 (Dev)
September 13, 2011(age 4)

Update method

Rolling release

Package manager

Portage

Supported platforms

x86, ARM

Kernel type

Monolithic (Ubuntu Linux kernel)

user interface

Graphical interface based on the Google Chrome Browser

License

Google Chrome OS Terms of Service

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Google Chrome OS is a Linux-based operating system designed by Google to work exclusively with web applications. Google announced the operating system on July 7, 2009 and made it an open source project, called Chromium OS, that November.

Unlike Chromium OS, which can be compiled from the downloaded source code, Chrome OS only ships on specific hardware from Google's manufacturing partners. The user interface takes a minimalist approach, resembling that of the Chrome web browser. Since Google Chrome OS is aimed at users who spend most of their computer time on the Internet, the only application on the device is a browser incorporating a media player and a file manager.

The expected launch date for retail hardware featuring Chrome OS slipped after Google first announced the operating system: from an initial forecast date in late 2010 to June 15, 2011, when "Chromebooks" from Samsung (and then Acer in July) actually shipped.