Linux on Chromebooks
Crouton allows you to install linux alongside ChromeOS on a chromebook. Click here to grab the latest crouton installer directly, or alternatively visit Crouton's Repository and click the goo link in the description for the same.
To sync your Chromebook's local clipboard with your Linux install, grab the Crouton extension from the Chrome Web Store.
Once you have this file, be sure it is found in your Chromebook's ~/Downloads
directory using the file browser and run the commands below to install Linux -
# Install the crouton binary for use within your chromebook's shell
sudo install -Dt /usr/local/bin -m 755 ~/Downloads/crouton
# Passing -e for encryption, we install all the dependencies for X11 and name(-n) it i3
sudo crouton -e -t core,keyboard,audio,cli-extra,gtk-extra,extension,x11,xorg -n i3
# Enter the chroot
sudo enter-chroot -n i3
# Install i3
sudo apt install i3
# Tell Xorg to start i3 automatically
echo "exec i3" > ~/.xinitrc
# Exit the chroot
# Add an alias for starting i3 in crouton using X
sudo echo "alias starti3='sudo enter-chroot -n i3 xinit'" >> /home/chronos/user/.bashrc
Want i3-gaps instead? See the i3-gaps GitHub for instructions, or run the commands below.
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
If you're unsure which Distro or DE to install, see the below commands for lists of supported versions.
# List supported Linux releases
sudo crouton -r list
# List supported Linux desktop environments
sudo crouton -t list
# Update chroot (you will need this eventually)
sudo crouton -u -n chrootname
Removing / editing chroots is done via the edit-chroot
CLI -
# Print help text
sudo edit-chroot
# Remove chroot named i3
sudo edit-chroot -d i3
# Backup chroot
sudo edit-chroot -b chrootname
# Restore chroot from most recent tarball
sudo edit-chroot -r chrootname
# Restore from specific tarball (new machine?)
sudo edit-chroot -f mybackup.tar.gz
https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton https://github.com/pasiegel/i3-gaps-install-ubuntu/blob/master/i3-gaps https://launchpad.net/~simon-monette/+archive/ubuntu/i3-gaps https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53800051/repository-does-not-have-a-release-file-error