A chromebook is a computer, often a laptop, that runs the FOSS based, web-browser centric Chrome operating system that is backe by Google corporation.
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installing sound through the terminal
Recently I installed linux on my chromebook. I'm fairly new to it and using the terminal. I'm having issues with the sound and also installing a working flashplayer through the terminal.As of now I ...
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plymouthd: ply-terminal.c: 611 ply_terminal_open: Assertion `terminal != ((void *)0) [closed]
Ive installed xubuntu yesterday and it worked fine. Ive turned off the laptop and today it does not work anymore. I can see only black screen.
It gives me an error and quickly disappears:
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How do I install Ubuntu on a Chromebook?
I am trying to install Ubuntu as as desktop usage on an Acer C7 Chromebook. I have downloaded it but it is asking for an app to open it. Is there such an app?
Is it possible to do this?
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Chinese doesn't display in Ubuntu with Chromebook Pixel
I install Ubuntu (Unity as desktop) alongside with Chrome OS for my Chromebook Pixel, following the instructions on this webpage: http://www.maketecheasier.com/install-ubuntu-on-chromebook/2013/05/14
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need some help getting unbuntu on external hard drive?
i have a chromebook acer c7 16gb ssd + 2gb ram version. I want to get ubuntu up and running on here using chrubuntu & when looking at the method, It says to check what name my external hard drive ...
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Is it possible to install Ubuntu on a Chromebook?
Is it possible to install Ubuntu on a Chromebook? If so, what are the minimum system requirements? Will Ubuntu preform as well on the Chromebook as on a Windows laptop?
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Replace XFCE4 with Cinnamon without Log-In Screen
I have a Google I/O Chrome Pixel that I've been playing around with Crouton. This is my frist real shot at Ubuntu and have made the upgrade from 12.04 -> 13.04. Using chroot I can run both Chrome OS ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 boot issue PLEASE HELP
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 on an Acer C7 Chromebook. It worked great, but I shut the machine down, and now that I'm rebooting it goes to the warning screen beeps twice restarts and boots to ...
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How do you open the command line in Chrubuntu? [closed]
Need to know just in case I want to make Chrome the default again.
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Do you have to have a flash drive do disable developer mode on the Acer C7 Chromebook? [closed]
I am installing Ubuntu on it, and if something goes wrong, I don't want a useless computer.
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Do you have to have a flash drive to disable developer mode on the Acer C7 Chromebook? [closed]
I need to know this because I might want to go back and I don't have a 4gb flash drive.
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Android Devtools on Samsung ChromeBook runing Linux [closed]
So i've installed Crouton on my Chromebook and it runs right with Chrome OS, Im trying now that i have a actual Linux OS i want to get adb, android, ant, Eclipse and the Android SDK working on the OS. ...
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Ubuntu ARM 13.4
I am looking at purchasing a Samsung Chromebook with the integrated 3G (Exynos5 based one). I am trying to find out if the following packages are available in the Ubuntu arm version that can be made ...
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Installing Ubuntu 13.04 on Samsung Chromebook 550
Is it possible to install Ubuntu 13.04 and later releases on a Chromebook 550 like you would on a Windows laptop etc? I'm thinking of getting one of these Chromebooks to do this and run it alongside ...
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syntax error near unexpected token `newline' c7 ERROR when I try to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my chromebook
I have a c7 And everything works fine until I type the wget line: wget http://go.gl/tnyga; sudo bash tnyga ...... when I press enter it says:
tnyga: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token ...
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Installed Ubuntu on chromebook, Ubuntu asks for password that wasn't ever set
I installed ubuntu 12.04 on my chromebook.
It didn't asked me for a password at first, but when I attempted to install a software from the store it's asking me for a password which I never set.
As ...
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Problem With Zip File
I am having a problem, not only opening, but doing anything with a Zip file. I first encountered this problem when trying to download something(CKeditor). This is the error message that showed when I ...
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ChrUbuntu (Acer): How to load kernel 3.8.0-16 instead 3.4.0? [closed]
I have Acer C7 Chromebook with Intel CPU, and I had installed there ChrUbuntu. I had updated (Chr)Ubuntu to 13.04 daily version using dist-upgrade. But I found that I still use google v.3.4.0 linux ...
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Chrome book optical disk drive
I don't know if this is the right place to ask (if it is not then if someone would guide me to the correct place) but I want to buy a chrome book and I found out that there is no way to get an ...
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How do you make USB bootable on chromebook
I have a chromebook series 5. I want to install Ubuntu onto a USB stick. When I downloaded Ubuntu onto my USB stick, it won't start up.
Do I first have to download Ubuntu onto my chromebook hard ...
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How do I set Ubuntu as my default OS on a Chromebook?
I recently downloaded Ubuntu for my Samsung 5 Chromebook from:
http://cr-48-ubuntu.googlecode.com/files/install-ubuntu-1204-7.sh
Whenever I restart the computer, it goes back to Chrome OS. How can I ...
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Is an Acer C7 Chromebook worth buying as an Ubuntu netbook? [closed]
I apologies for non technical question. I'm really low on budget, and considering buying new netbook for starting using Ubuntu, after a lame Win 8 decided to move on Linux based systems. So for the ...
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Is it preferable to boot from an SD card or from a USB flash drive?
I recently purchased a Chromebook (ARM). It has an SD card reader and a USB 3.0 port, but I have neither an SD card nor a USB 3.0 flash drive!
If I were to boot from Ubuntu on one of those two ...
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How to run shell script commands manually
I'm running Ubuntu on my Samsung ARM Chromebook in chroot via crouton. I'm trying to run Cisco AnyConnect VPN in Ubuntu and ran into an issue. It installs but the daemon won't start. I found a ...
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How to boot external drives on a Acer C7 Chromebook
I want to run a plain Ubuntu install, but the BIOS does not easily allow for booting into USB drives. I currently have the Chromebook in developer mode and I found a USB command on the chromium ...
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How to install Ubuntu on a Chromebook 3?
I read that it's possible to install Ubuntu on a Samsung Chromebook, but I have a Samsung Chromebook 3 model code xe303c12-a01uk.
Could you please tell me where I can get the Ubuntu installation ...
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Suspend problems - Chromebook running 12.04.1 LTS
I've been running Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS for a few days now on my Acer C7 Chromebook - and in general it's running great.
However, I've noticed that when I try to suspend one of various things can ...
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How to install Ubuntu on a CR-48 Chromebook?
A few weeks ago my chromebook got crazy and its OS got corrupted for an unknown reason.
I'd like to instal Ubuntu 12.04 64bit on it using a bootable USB pendrive, but since it is not the usual ...
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Ubuntu on an Acer C7 Chromebook?
Has anyone succeeded in installing a plain vanilla Ubuntu (or other Linux distribution) install on the Acer C7 Chromebook? I am aware of the ChrUbuntu project but would prefer a plain vanilla Ubuntu ...
