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Inkscape can only be compiled on Chromebooks that support Linux apps. There is a list available on the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Crostini/wiki/getstarted/crostini-enabled-devices Crostini subreddit's wiki]. Pixelbook, Pixel Slate and several other premium Chromebook models are known to work and include both x86-64 and ARM64 models. 32-bit ARM and Intel Chromebooks are not supported.
Inkscape can only be compiled on Chromebooks that support Linux apps. There is a list available on the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Crostini/wiki/getstarted/crostini-enabled-devices Crostini subreddit's wiki]. Pixelbook, Pixel Slate and several other premium Chromebook models are known to work and include both x86-64 and ARM64 models. 32-bit ARM and Intel Chromebooks are not supported.


==Walkthrough==
You will need at least 4 GB of disk space for the Inkscape repository and the intermediate build files, plus some space for the Crostini installation, dependencies and tools. We recommend at least 6 GB of free space.


This walkthrough assumes you have some familiarity with Linux commands.
==Compiling Inkscape==
 
should work according to the standard instructions for Linux: https://inkscape.org/develop/getting-started/
* Modify the APT configuration to include source packages. Open the file <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code> and duplicate both lines there, then change the first word from <code>deb</code> to <code>deb-src</code>. Example file after modification:
 
<pre><nowiki>
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main
deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main
deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main
</nowiki></pre>
 
* Install Git: <code>sudo apt install git</code>
* Install build dependencies for Inkscape: <code>...</code>
* Create a new default SSH key: <code>ssh-keygen</code> (you can just hit Enter for every question)
* Add the public key to your GitLab account. One way is to use the command <code>cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub</code>, select the text (it is automatically copied to the clipboard) and paste it into the text box on the website.
* Check out the source in a directory of your choice. This will take some time: <code>git clone git@gitlab.com:inkscape/inkscape.git</code>
* Run the GTest download script: <code>./download-gtest.sh</code>
* <code>mkdir build && cd build && cmake ..</code>
* <code>make -j4</code>

Latest revision as of 14:32, 26 May 2025

Chrome OS offers beta support for Linux apps on some Chromebook models starting with version 69. The Linux environment on Chrome OS is called Crostini and is basically a virtual machine that runs Debian with a few custom packages. It can be used to run and develop Inkscape.

Supported hardware

Inkscape can only be compiled on Chromebooks that support Linux apps. There is a list available on the Crostini subreddit's wiki. Pixelbook, Pixel Slate and several other premium Chromebook models are known to work and include both x86-64 and ARM64 models. 32-bit ARM and Intel Chromebooks are not supported.

You will need at least 4 GB of disk space for the Inkscape repository and the intermediate build files, plus some space for the Crostini installation, dependencies and tools. We recommend at least 6 GB of free space.

Compiling Inkscape

should work according to the standard instructions for Linux: https://inkscape.org/develop/getting-started/

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