Crouton is a method to run GNU/Linux on Google Chromebook. To use Crouton, you need to enable developer mode on your Chromebook.
Installing linux
After going into developer mode,
- open chrome and press Ctrl + Alt + T
- the enter the command "shell".
- You can now use one of the following commands to install linux:
sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -r trusty -t xfce-desktop
- sudo is command for running in administrator mode
- trusty is the name of a version of Ubuntu
- xfce-desktop is XFCE GUI with all the customized desktop applications for it
External Links
- https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
- http://www.howtogeek.com/210817/how-to-enable-developer-mode-on-your-chromebook/
- http://lifehacker.com/how-to-install-linux-on-a-chromebook-and-unlock-its-ful-509039343
- http://housegeekatheart.blogspot.in/2014/01/two-os-dual-screen-one-chromebook.html
- http://tomwwolf.com/2013/11/20/howto-android-development-on-chromebook/
- https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton/wiki/crouton-in-a-Chromium-OS-window-(xiwi)
- How to Auto-start Crouton When Loading ChromeOS
- Xubuntu on Chromebook (Article in Japanese)