This guide will help you install the Godot game engine. This guide has instructions for both the older stable and the latest unstable versions. Godot is great for making basic games and 3D models, it runs fairly well and is stable most of the time. Be sure to save your work often because Godot is prone to crashing especially if you have a large project.
Warning: Do not follow this guide on a school or organization owned device! Do not follow this guide on a device you don’t have permission to modify!
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There are two ways to get Godot on your Chromebook. The first way is using the Linux terminal to get the stable version, and the second uses Flathub to get the latest ❪but unstable as of 2/20/24❫ version. If you need all the latest features, do the unstable version, but if you need a basic IDE that is stable go for the stable version.
This is how to install the latest stable version of godot. It is an older version ❪3.5.3❫ and it lacks some of the features in version ❪4.2.1❫.
Step 1: Open the Linux terminal and type in, "sudo apt-get upgrade -y" and press enter.
Tip: to paste commands into the terminal, right-click the command line.
Step 2: Type in, "sudo apt install godot3 -y" and press enter
Step 3: Open the launcher and find an app called, "Godot" under, "Linux Apps" and click on it. You're all set to start creating.
This is how you install the latest version of Godot ❪4.2.1❫. As of 2/20/24 this version is unstable for Linux and only available through Flathub. This version has some more features, only use this if you're trying to do advanced projects.
Step 1: Open the Linux terminal and type in, "sudo apt-get upgrade -y" and press enter.
Tip: to paste commands into the terminal, right-click the command line.
Step 2: Type in, "flatpak install flathub org.godotengine.Godot" and press enter. Press y then enter when prompted.
Step 3: Open the launcher and find an app called, "Godot" under, "Linux Apps" and click on it. You're all set to start creating.