Skip the developer mode message with Ctrl+D.If you stick to using Xfce, disable its screensaver to avoid Chrome OS graphic issues.$ sudo apt-get install bash-completion ttf-ubuntu-font-family software-center synapti
This Ubuntu version doesn’t come with its complete list of essential apps so you need to install them yourself with the following commands: $ sudo apt-get update
We covered an alternative Linux-centric App Stores to Google Play for Chrome OS not too long ago and today, I’ll show you the easiest way to install Linux (specifically, Ubuntu) on your Chromebook and switch between the OSes at your will with easy-to-remember shortcuts.
While Chrome OS is capable of running virtually any Android application, there are some tasks that are better completed on a Linux distro e.g.
Launch a console with the shorcut ctrl + alt + t, then write shell to open a full bash shell (if the shell command isn’t available, you aren’t in developer mode).When Chromebooks were first released, their principal customers were Internet enthusiasts who fancied the idea of using majorly web applications on Google’s Operating System for PCs. Be gentle with this switch, it breaks easily.Ģ.
The process takes 6 to 7 minutes.įormer machines require to use an hardware switch, generally located below the battery. It will then wipe your chromebook and reinstall a fresh Chrome OS version. Now and everytime after, you’ll need to do a CTRL + D to boot. On most recent machines, restart in recovery mode (ESC + REFRESH + POWER), then when it boots, CTRL + D to enter the developer mode. If it’s not already done, switch your chromebook in developer mode, so you can execute commands as root.ĭo a backup of your data, as you’ll wipe your current Chrome OS partitions. The second phase installs your chosen distribution, and configures the new system according to your selected options. Even for workstations.Ĭhrome OS is a reasonable if minimal standard Linux installation offering access to iptables and sshd (and openvpn by the way), so it’s as easy to run sshd and to allow incoming traffic on port 22. Installing Linux via chrx onto a new (or freshly recovered) Chromebook is a two-phase process: The first phase reserves space on your SSD or other storage device for the new operating system, and then reboots.
It’s always convenient to be able to scp from and to a computer, or to log in remotely.
One of the first things I do on any machine (FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X or Windows) is to install, run and configure the SSH server.
In this post, we’ll cover how to run a SSH server directly on Chrome OS (ie not into a Crouton chroot).