Update: Blender 2.90 has been released! Have a look at our updated tutorial:
https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2020/10/how-to-install-blender-290-on-chromebook.html
Today we are looking at how to install Blender 2.81 or the current version on a Chromebook! It can be a daunting task, or can even sound impossible but it is! We created a video for a visual guide as well as an audio guide. We hope that you will find it helpful. Please find the instructions below to install Blender, it is the same as those which we used in the video.
We used Flatpak to install Blender with as we get the latest version, where the version of Blender which is in the Linux repository on your Chromebook is older.
Instructions:
1) no longer needed*
2) no longer needed*
3) sudo apt update
4) sudo apt install flatpak
5) no longer needed*
6) no longer needed*
7) sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
8) sudo flatpak install flathub org.blender.Blender
Official Site:
https://www.blender.org/
It is also possible to install Blender 2.79 with an easier method on a Chromebook, look here.
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We used Flatpak to install Blender with as we get the latest version, where the version of Blender which is in the Linux repository on your Chromebook is older.
1) no longer needed*
2) no longer needed*
3) sudo apt update
4) sudo apt install flatpak
5) no longer needed*
6) no longer needed*
7) sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
8) sudo flatpak install flathub org.blender.Blender
Official Site:
https://www.blender.org/
It is also possible to install Blender 2.79 with an easier method on a Chromebook, look here.
Have a look at our Chromebook comparison and Buyers Guide!
Join our mailing list to be notified about all major Chromebook Sales.
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