The latest update for Google's Chromebooks caused Chrome OS to slow down, but after the update was stopped, users noticed that they can no longer install Linux on their machines.
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How to force update your Chromebook
Chrome OS 91's latest update, version 91.0.4472.147, started slowing down performance on Chromebook laptops, prompting Google to pull the update for now. Unfortunately, reverting to a previous version (91.0.4472.114) has created a new problem. As reported by Chrome Unboxed, this change has broken the Linux container and will prevent attempts to install Linux.
It seems that the issue is related to the version update process itself. Since the 91.0.4472.147 update is no longer listed as the latest version, users who are running or have reverted to 91.0.4472.114 will be told that they have the latest version installed. This won't cause any problems per se, but if you try to install Linux, you'll be told you need to update Chrome OS – and then you'll be told you're already running the latest version.
Chrome Unboxed continues to report that Google has made fixing 91.0.4472.147 a priority 1 bug, so a fix is definitely planned, but so far there's no estimate of how long it will take. It's also unclear if Google is aware of or plans to fix the broken Linux container issue, or if the plan is to let it resolve itself once version 91.0.4472.147 is available again.
