Google company operating system release based on the Linux kernel, the upstart system manager, the ebuild/portage build tool, open components, and a web browser . The Chrome OS user environment is limited to a web browser, and instead of standard programs, web applications are involved, however, Chrome OS includes a full-fledged multi-window interface, desktop and taskbar.
Chrome OS 74 build available for most Chromebook. Enthusiasts unofficial builds for regular computers with x86, x86_64 and ARM processors. texts under the free Apache 2.0 license.
changes in :
- The ability to leave marks and annotations has been added to the PDF Document Viewer. Tools are proposed that allow different colors to highlight areas in the text;
- Support for audio output has been added to the environment for running Linux applications, which allows you to run multimedia players, games and other programs for working with sound;
- Simplified search history navigation. The user can now access past queries and recently used applications without starting typing in the address bar, but simply by moving the cursor or clicking on the search bar;
- Google Assistant has been transformed from a stand-alone service into a search-integrated feature. General search-related queries are now displayed directly in the browser window, while specialized queries such as weather forecast queries and system help queries are shown in the main Chrome OS interface in a separate window;
- Added support for connecting external USB cameras such as webcams, document scanning systems, and electron microscopes to the camera application;
- In the file manager, the ability to place any files and directories in the root section "My Files" has been added, not limited to the "Downloads" directory;
- For developers, the ability to view the logs of the ChromeVox screen reader is provided;
- Added the ability to send information about system performance as part of reports with telemetry;
- Removed support for supervised users (the feature was previously deprecated);
- It is included in the Linux kernel and the LSM module is used in the system , which allows system services to securely manage users without privilege escalation (CAP_SETUID) and without gaining root user authority. The assignment of privileges is done by defining rules in securityfs based on a white list of valid bindings (in the form "UID:UID").
Source: opennet.ru