I run it happily under CROUTON. Full details here: https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
> On 22 May 2019 at 12:26 Gary Craig <gcr...@webcoindustries.com> wrote: > > > Found this using Google: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS > > Linux Apps > > Since 2013 it has been possible to run Linux applications in Chrome OS > through the use of Crouton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouton_(computing) > , a third-party set of scripts that allows access to a Linux distribution > such as Ubuntu.[84] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-84 > However, in 2018 Google announced that desktop Linux apps were officially > coming to Chrome OS.[85] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-85 > The main benefit claimed by Google of their official Linux application > support is that it can run without enabling developer mode, keeping many of > the security features of Chrome OS. It was noticed in the Chromium OS source > code in early 2018.[86] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-86 > [87] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-87 Early parts of > Crostini were made available for the Google Pixelbook > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Pixelbook via the dev channel in > February 2018 as part of Chrome OS vers ion 66,[88] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-88 [89] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-89 and it was enabled by default via the beta channel for testing on a variety of chromebooks in August 2018 with version 69.[90] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-90 > > Architecture > > Google's project for supporting Linux applications in Chrome OS is called > Crostini, named for the Italian bread-based starter > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crostino , and as a pun on Crouton. Crostini > runs a virtual machine through a virtual machine monitor called crosvm, which > uses Linux's built-in KVM > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine virtualization > tool. Although crosvm supports multiple virtual machines, the one used for > running Linux apps, Termina, contains a basic Chrome OS kernel and userland > utilities, in which it runs containers based on Linux containers > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_containers (specifically LXD).[91] > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-91 > > Architecture > > Chrome OS is built on top of the Linux > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux kernel. Originally based on Ubuntu > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu , its base was changed to Gentoo Linux > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Linux in February 2010.[92] > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-92 In preliminary design > documents for the Chromium OS open source project, Google described a > three-tier architecture: firmware, browser and window manager, and > system-level software and userland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_space > services.[93] > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-Security_overview-93 > > * The firmware contributes to fast boot time by not probing for > hardware, such as floppy disk drives, that are no longer common on computers, > especially netbooks. The firmware also contributes to security by verifying > each step in the boot process and incorporating system recovery.[93] > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-Security_overview-93 > * System-level software includes the Linux kernel > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel that has been patched to improve > boot performance. Userland software has been trimmed to essentials, with > management by Upstart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstart_(software) , > which can launch services in parallel, re-spawn crashed jobs, and defer > services in the interest of faster booting.[93] > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-Security_overview-93 > * The window manager handles user interaction with multiple client > windows much like other X window managers > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_window_manager .[93] > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS#cite_note-Security_overview-93 > > > > One of the Linux gurus on here may be able to tell you how to use the > Crostini app to install and run chirp. > > > > > > Be blessed! > > May 2019 be our year of change & growth! > > > > Gary Craig KI5CCD > > Maintenance > > Webco Industries > > Texas Distribution > > 750 Martin Luther King Jr Dr > > Orange, TX 77630-3094 > > 409-886-0807 ext. 107 > > Fax 918-246-7045 > > > > gcr...@webcotube.com mailto:gcr...@webcotube.com > > > > From: chirp_users-boun...@intrepid.danplanet.com > <chirp_users-boun...@intrepid.danplanet.com> On Behalf Of O O > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 11:07 AM > To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > Subject: [chirp_users] CHIRP and HP Chromebook > > > > This email originated from an external sender. 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