How to install Blender 2.81 on a Chromebook

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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:
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3) sudo apt update
4) sudo apt install flatpak
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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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