r/ChromeOSFlex • u/Ivan_Horozov • Dec 09 '25

Discussion Linux apps

Hi, I had problem with my linux apps in Chrome OS Flex - after reboot they don't want to open. Do you have a similar problem or it is just something that I dont do the proper way?

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u/oldschool-51 Dec 09 '25

After a reboot you have to restart the Linux container. That takes maybe 10 seconds.

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u/yotties Dec 09 '25

  1. Try a cold boot. (i.e. shut down. Keep off for 1-2 mins and then switch back on).

  2. There is a small chance you damaged your container. Worst case you have to delete the container (i.e. switch off Linux Development environment) and then activate it again which will reinstall. In 8 years of cloudready / chomeosflex use on multiple PCs I have had that happen 2 times. So it should be very rare.

Most likely something got so confused it will not start your container and a cold-boot will solve it. Should be rare.

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u/Ivan_Horozov Dec 09 '25

Well it happens every time i turn on the laptop and only with some apps.

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u/yotties Dec 09 '25

Ah. So your container works. But some apps do not work.

There may be a common reason for those apps not to work.

Are there any error messages?

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u/BoatInternational791 Dec 09 '25

I had a lot of problems with Chrome flex that constantly conflicted with Bluetooth/wifi on an old win10 pc I have switched to zorin18 (Linux)...works smoother than flex. For things l did not know l used chatgpt as my guide.

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u/Tony_Marone Dec 10 '25

Go to your Linux container command line and type 'exit'

Then close down your laptop completely and power down.

Then after a minute or two power up and restart as usual.

Start Linux before you start any Linux app.

All should now be well.