A community CachyOS project reports a native Linux installation on one Lenovo Googlebook 15 (Ruby), tested in October 2026. The project’s README describes a 512 GB unit running firmware Google_Ruby.16650.143.0 and labels the release experimental. It marks other Ruby capacities, SKUs, and firmware versions as untested.
What the two native-install attempts show
The CachyOS report is a narrow, device-specific route. In a separate account, Zachary Boddy described an Omarchy USB that booted to a root console on his Lenovo Googlebook 15 (Ruby), with the display, keyboard, and Wi-Fi working. But the native installation stopped because the payload targeted an ASUS Googlebook 14 (Lapis), not the Lenovo model. Boddy also described Googlebook booting as involving Android A/B Fastboot and Depthcharge, rather than the usual BIOS or UEFI installation path.
| Installation path | Target device | Reported result |
| Omarchy method | ASUS Googlebook 14 (Lapis), attempted on Lenovo Googlebook 15 (Ruby) | The USB reached a root console on the Lenovo, but the native installation stopped at the device-specific payload mismatch. |
| CachyOS Ruby project | One Lenovo Googlebook 15 (Ruby), 512 GB, firmware Google_Ruby.16650.143.0 | The project reports a native installation tested in October 2026 and describes the release as experimental. |
For the one Ruby unit in its report, the CachyOS project lists working touchscreen, keyboard, touchpad, Wi-Fi, camera, and Bluetooth audio. It also lists audio and fingerprint support that depends on project-specific setup. Multiple external displays and deep sleep (S3) were not tested.
For native Linux, the useful match is the exact Ruby configuration in the project report, not just the Lenovo or Googlebook name.
What the Ruby installation puts at risk
The CachyOS project says unlocking the bootloader erases the device, and its installation formats userdata. After that formatting, the preserved second slot is not a working factory-OS fallback. The project calls for a separate Googlebook recovery USB, a second computer, an advanced Linux workflow, and a dedicated live USB of at least 16 GB.
Those conditions make this a consequential OS replacement, not a reversible trial. The project’s result applies to its one specified test unit; its report does not extend that result to other Ruby configurations.
Run Linux apps without replacing Googlebook OS
If you want Linux applications rather than a standalone Linux operating system, Googlebook OS has a separate option. Lon.TV describes its Linux app support as running in a nested Wayland session inside Googlebook OS. That lets the host OS remain in place; it is distinct from the CachyOS native installation report.
