How to install Pycharm with Python 3.9.2 on a Chromebook

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Today we are looking at how to install Pycharm with Python 3.9.2 on a Chromebook.  Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below.

You need to start this tutorial in a new Linux Apps session.

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Commands Used:
1) sudo apt update
2) sudo apt install python3 python3-pip build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev flatpak
3) sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
4) sudo flatpak install flathub com.jetbrains.PyCharm-Community
5) sudo chown root:root /usr/bin/bwrap && sudo chmod u+s /usr/bin/bwrap

Update: with the release of Chrome OS 96, the Linux container on a Chromebook has been upgraded to a newer version.  This tutorial still works exactly as in the video, but it is no longer needed to apply the setting in Google Chrome as in the beginning of the video.

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