Linux (Crostini) toggle on Family Link

[concernedcoder191]

I bought my son a Chromebook to code on at home, and we checked and its hardware supported "Linux Mode"(or Crostini). We enabled Family Link and he now cannot use the mode. We found the reason for this and we as a family would like a toggle in Family Link or administrater/controller dashboards for enabling and disabling Linux for devices and accounts. Thanks! We hope that this toggle for Crostini will soon become a feature! :-)

[Hunter Szczesniak]

Hi. With Family Link enabled, there is currently no possible way to use Linux/Dev Mode settings, as it could be used to bypass Family Link. I would recommend that if your child is older than 13, to disable Family Link, and find another solution, or give the Web version of Visual Studio Code a try. It doesn't have all the same features, but you can still code. 

On Sat, Jul 4, 2026, 2:30 AM concernedcoder191 <visit...@gmail.com> wrote:

I bought my son a Chromebook to code on at home, and we checked and its hardware supported "Linux Mode"(or Crostini). We enabled Family Link and he now cannot use the mode. We found the reason for this and we as a family would like a toggle in Family Link or administrater/controller dashboards for enabling and disabling Linux for devices and accounts. Thanks! We hope that this toggle for Crostini will soon become a feature! :-)

--
--
ChromiumOS Discussion mailing list: chromium-...@chromium.org
View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe:
https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-os-discuss
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to chromium-os-dis...@chromium.org.

[Aiden is Online]

Thank you guys I'll send it to google but doubt they will ever respond  or take action on it. Thanks for the VSCode-Web tip though Hunter! I didn't realize that was a proprietary area sorry, thought u guys managed Linux/Cros stuff so thought I'd give contacting youse a try. Thanks for everything tho!

[Keith I Myers]

Hi Aiden,

While I cannot speak on behalf of Google, Google has already addressed this; it is an intended feature rather than a bug.

Having Linux access allows a child to easily install a different web browser, thereby bypassing all parental restrictions set in Chrome. Additionally, access to apt or flatpak allows them to install applications outside the restrictions of the Google Play Store or Chrome Web Store.

Keith I Myers http://KMyers.me Mobile : (305)-929-3475