# Chromebook crostini support

**URL:** <https://support.delta.chat/t/chromebook-crostini-support/3030>\
**Category:** User Testing\
**Created:** [April 22, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/chromebook-crostini-support/3030 "2024-04-22T15:18:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dude2040](https://support.delta.chat/user_avatar/support.delta.chat/dude2040/32/2128_2.png) [@dude2040](https://support.delta.chat/u/dude2040)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/chromebook-crostini-support/3030/1 "2024-04-22T15:18:52Z")

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[Delta.chat](http://Delta.chat) does not start under crostinu Linux. I get this error

ERROR:ozone\_platform\_x11.cc(240)] Missing X server or $DISPLAY

I tried to use xvfb but this did not help. Is this platform not supported or is there a way to get it to work?

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**Author:** ![Simon](https://support.delta.chat/user_avatar/support.delta.chat/simon/32/287_2.png) [@Simon](https://support.delta.chat/u/Simon)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/chromebook-crostini-support/3030/2 "2024-04-22T16:19:59Z")

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> [@dude2040](#):
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> crostinu Linux

right, that platform is not supported.  
Can’t you just use the android version instead on chromeOS?

> [@dude2040](#):
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> is there a way to get it to work?

maybe there is, you could look into whether you can get other electron-based apps to run.  
If x is not supported, maybe wayland is, then you can use cli arguments to tell the app to force wayland instead of X.

You can try this environment variable: `ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=auto`

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**Author:** ![dude2040](https://support.delta.chat/user_avatar/support.delta.chat/dude2040/32/2128_2.png) [@dude2040](https://support.delta.chat/u/dude2040)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/chromebook-crostini-support/3030/3 "2024-04-22T19:06:22Z")

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> [@Simon](#):
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> Can’t you just use the android version instead on chromeOS?

Okay certainly an option but prefer the desktop version bigger screen

> [@Simon](#):
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> You can try this environment variable: `ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=auto`

On one Chromebook with Linux debian bookworm distro this env.var. had no impact. But was able to start [Delta.chat](http://Delta.chat) successfully with option --ozone-platform=wayland.

Unfortunately on another Chromebook with Ubuntu 22.04 distro get following error with the option

ERROR: wayland\_connection.cc(193) Failed to connect to Wayland display: No such file or directory  
ERROR: oyone\_platform\_wayland.cc(259): Failed to initialize Wayland platform

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**Author:** ![r10s](https://support.delta.chat/user_avatar/support.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://support.delta.chat/u/r10s)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/chromebook-crostini-support/3030/4 "2026-10-06T15:14:47Z")

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