Once you’re in the Chrome shell, you have to get to the bash shell.

Do it by pressing “Ctrl + Alt + T” on your keyboard. Once you’ve got the file, it’s time to open a Chrome shell window. You can download it by following this link. Installing Linux on your Chromebookīefore you can install Crouton, you’ll need to download it. Note: now that your device’s OS verification is disabled, you’ll need to press “Ctrl + D” before each boot. This may take a bit of time, and all of your settings and files will be deleted, but after the process is done, you’ll have full administrative access on your Chromebook. Once this happens, your Chromebook will be converted to developer mode. Ignore it and press “Ctrl + D” on your keyboard to continue. This combination of buttons will automatically place your Chrome device into a process that disables OS verification. Press the Escape key, the Power key and the Refresh button (or the third button on your function row of keys if your 3rd button is different). Getting your Chromebook readyīefore anything in this guide can happen, your Chromebook must be put into development mode.

Please note: for this to work, you’ll need to already have Crouton installed on your Chromebook. It’s a fairly simple process made possible by two great tools – Xiwi and a Crouton Integration extension. A talented Google Intern has created some software for the ChromeOS browser that allows Crouton to be run in a window.

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