Running Linux on a Chromebook: How to install & get the best of both worlds

[Julio Franco]

Although Chrome OS is competent at handling web-based workloads, by design it's light on features compared to a full desktop operating system, which is presumably where many of its users are coming from. Fortunately, if you're on Google's operating system and wish it was a little more flexible, it's possible to install a fully functional copy of Linux on many Chrome devices.

Read the full article here.

https://www.techspot.com/guides/1509-how-to-run-linux-chromebook/

 

[Mouldy CPU]

In step number 1, those pound signs/hash tags in you got after executing 'sudo su -' mean you were in superuser mode, so you could've left out all the 'sudo' in the commands that followed and saved yourself a few keystrokes.

 

[Mace Moneta]

You can get much of the same functionality without developer mode if your Chromebook supports Android apps by using the Gnuroot Debian app from the play store. It gives you a Linux environment where you can run your favorite Linux applications, exchanging data with the running ChromeOS / Android environment.

 

[calinb]

I'm running a crouton Trusty chroot on a C720 now. It's a bit unstable compared, to a traditional GNU Linux system, but I'm interested in trying it on a new SSD Chromebook. Assuming that I buy the fastest available memory, will a USB 3.0 flash stick or an SD card in the Chromebook's SD slot provide the best performance for my new crouton chroot system?

 

[DelJo63]

My personal choice for Linux is booting a DVD loaded with the KNOPPIX ISO. This leaves the laptop unaltered and yet the ISO will auto configure to the existing hardware. Of course accessing runtime files off a DVD is slow so performance sucks, but for a quick look or small task, it's also non-intrusive to the host system.