Chris Bannister wrote:
On Sat, Feb 02, 2013 at 09:06:55PM -0600, zxcvbob wrote:
I have a different model Chromebook with an Atom processor and a
SSD. It should run Debian just fine; I have Debian on an older
netbook, but good luck installing it! (My info is about a year old
and from memory) Chromebook BIOS is locked-down pretty tight. You
will have to find a "signed" installation distro and install it on
the chromebook in "Developer Mode."
Chrome OS runs on a Linux kernel, but the terminal has *very* few
commands, and you cannot get to the update manager or install any
Linux software. You can install free "apps" from the Google store.
I presume the device can't be rooted. :( But if so, this may be worth a
look:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=linux&c=apps&=en_GB
At least 1,000 results
It is possible, but it's not easy. I tried installing a Linux distro
(don't remember which one) from a thumb drive in Developer Mode and the
BIOS recognized it but would not boot it because it wasn't signed.
Google has some way of allowing developer self-signing, but I never
looked into how that works.
Bob
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