Вопрос: Как установить Linux в Chromebook?

if i type » sudo apt-get install task-kde-desktop»
it says
E: Type ‘sudo’ is not known on line 4 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
E: Type ‘sudo’ is not known on line 4 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.

what did i do wrong?

This is a great video thank you. It worked, so now i can run more and better software on my laptop.

Also, what a great setup for learning linux, since you can just drop in from time to time from chrome OS and try stuff.
If it doesn’t work, you still have chrome. You can flip back and forth between linux tutorial videos on chrome, and linux itself (and yeah, you might need to do this until you figure out how to get video to run on linux etc)

The only things i’d add (for the benefit of complete clueless beginners [like me] who really needed it all laid out in the simplest terms) is some very simple info on how you start your computer after doing all this, and how to flip between the two OS’s when you have it all done. so…
1. when you first boot up after doing all this, you have to first press ctrl + D, which will take you to your ‘normal’ chromeOS log in.
2.THEN, to get linux going, open the chrome browser in chrome OS, and press ctrl+alt+T to bring up the chrome developer mode…then type shell….press enter…then type sudo startlxde
3. AFTER you’ve got them both up and running, you can always switch between the two OS’s by pressing ctrl+shift+alt+back key and flip back to linux with ctrl+shift+alt+forward key.
4 My only other suggestion is this why not instal the unity environment rather than the more stripped down lxde? it’s only another 500mb or something. If you have a slightly better chromebook, i think this is more rewarding. To do that, it’s all exactly the same as in the video, except, of course, you replace lxde with unity in some of the command line instructions as you go through the video.
5. Also, remember, if you want to clear the linux thing off your chromebook, or get rid of the version of linux you’ve put on (or maybe want to scrub the one you installed and try one of the other linux environments) you can scrub your chromebook back to it’s original state when you bought it using powerwash (a reset function that is found in settings in the chrome browser in chrome OS).

Need Some Help! Sound issues
i need someone to help me with this issue

So i successfully installed Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS and im very happy it worked ‘Thank you DB Tech:)’ For about 20 Minutes of tinkering and updating the system and installing software i finally encountered a issue,The System would not output any sound, i began to tinker with it a bit and look up forums and even went to the back of google to find the answer and could not,i tryed installing drivers and configuring AlsaMixer i found the problem,My sound card Couldent be detected,i have configured with BIOS settings and couldn’t get a result, i made some assumptions of what could be happening but it never got to me

Note: i might edit this comment with more detail later
Note: in chroot/Dual boot it detects my sound card and displays it as CRAS and in the installation of ubuntu it says the default card

if anyone knows the answer please leave a reply to this comment,Here is my chromebook details and install details
if you need anymore detail leave a reply,i will be checking the reply’s Daily for the next 1-2 months

Model: C302 CAVE D25-A4C-E2E-33A Flip
Ram: 3.8 GB
processor: intel Core m3
Energy star
version of ubuntu installed: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
Sound card idk
usb slot NO
sd card slot no
micro sd card slot yes Works same as all others
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Just confirmed this also works with loading Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on an HP Chromebook 14 with working sound. I never managed to get sound working with GalliumOS until now. hallelujah! Did a minimal install, connected to wireless, did the updates and installed Visual Studio Code for a cheap coding dev chromebook.

I found a way that should theatrically work for anyone to dual boot chrome os and ubuntu 20.04 or whatever Linux you want using this: https://saagarjha.com/blog/2019/03/13/dual-booting-chrome-os-and-elementary-os/ (It is for elementary os but just do the same steps for ubuntu 20.04 and it will work) It is kind of hard but if you follow along exactly it should work like it did for me. If you have only 16 gigs of storage then do not do this as there is not enough space. I used a 32 gig Samsung Chromebook 3 with an Intel celeron n3060 processor. If anything goes wrong then you can use the chrome recovery utility to make a recovery usb or use the other method in the website.

I installed Libreoffice on the Chromebook but the Libreoffice crashed in a matter of minutes after launching. I found that Libreoffice work s really week in Linux. Will running KDE on Chromebook with Libreoffice make a difference?
Thank you

mine came up with this
We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

#1) Respect the privacy of others.
#2) Think before you type.
#3) With great power comes great responsibility.

sh: 0: Can’t open /home/chronos/user/Downloads/crouton

Ты меня реально бесишь уже.Во-первых, Chrome OS умеет нативно запускать android приложения, в отличает от debian. Во-вторых, Chrome OS это самый красивый „Linux дистрибутив».В-третьих, есть дешёвые Chromebook’и от сторонних брендов.В-четвёртых, не все, что имеет ядро Linux является Linux дистрибутивом (android например)В-пятых, Chrome OS в первую очередь рассчитана на школы.

Ядро Linux (или ОС на ядре Linux) =/= GNU/Linux дистрибутив. Chrome OS (как и Android) имеет мало общего с GNU/Linux и не совместим с ним, там в основном только ядро и пара низкоуровневых компонент, да и то сильно переделанные. Также обычные Андроид и Веб приложения не привязаны к ядру Linux, Google может спокойно заменить его чем-то другим, например Fuchsia/Zircon, и судя по последним патчам в AOSP (и наверное также скоро и в Chrome OS), этим и занимается в последнее время.

For anybody who is stuck on Ubuntu Easy fix: hold ESC > Refresh > Power
Then: Close and open back up your chromebook. Then: press space > Enter
Then you will be returned to the rebooting screen.
I hoped this helped some people with the same problem.

Please like I spent a while typing this

Hey does this work with Ubuntu 20.04? I tried GalliumOS (latest version) but it kept bricking when i logged out. I want to switch to a distro that doesn’t do that.

Just to clarify, Logging out of GalliumOS does indeed brick it. I don’t know why but i have to reinstall it everytime. Really annoying.

Please help if you can

In shell the Johnlewis file when you accept the risks and it goes to the options with numbers on mine it has only 3 to 7 options do i choose the option (flash a full rom to my chromebook)? Or do i click ( flash a full shellball rom to my chromebook)? Or restart the process? Thank you

@eevnos now how do you install Linux through Crouton on Chrome all to an external 2T drive. And if you have info on “file system mounting with exec permissions” which is the error message I get when trying to get my steam game on my external drive on hp chromebook. Much appreciated.

Hola. Me sucedió un problema grande en mi chromebook c720. Le cambié la BIOS y le instalé windows 10. Por defecto tenía un disco SSD de 16gb y se lo cambié por uno de 128 Gb. Desde ahí tuve problemas porque la BIOS no iniciaba desde windows ya que cambié la SSD y para desgracia se quedó en pantalla negra con un mensaje que dice: grafics console started.
La chromebook quedo muerta y no se que hacer en este caso.

WARNING (Acer 514 Chromebook)
Your HowTo works and I was able to install Ubuntu (exactly your described way). I already worked in my Ubuntu environment. Now my dev_boot_usb was set back to 0 after a reboot. So I am no longer able to boot from USB. But I am also not able to boot from Ubuntu-on-internal-SSD because I had to CTRL+L to select it. Funny end: I am also not able to enable USB-Boot again because……. no ChromeOS anymore to boot (CTRL+D)

Do you need to remove a «write to protect screw» on this Chromebook model? Samsung xe3030c12? I opened mine and I could not fine a write to protect screw, however I have tried to install linux using different methods and I have not been successful. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

IT CAME INSTALLED ON MY LENOVO DUET TABLET. I DON’T DARE TURN IT ON BECAUSE I’M HAVING ISSUES CONNECTING BLUETOOTH AS IT IS. I’M NOT FAMILIAR WITH COMPUTERS. ONLY PURCHASED IT FOR WATCHING YOUTUBE. BY THE WAY, I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO USE THIS TABLET. BUT I CAN’T RETURN IT BECAUSE THEY’RE CHARGING A RESTOCKING FEE, AND I CAN’T AFFORD IT ��.

I may change my opinion in a future but for now do not see much practical reasons for installing Linux on a machine whose BIOS is hacked by someone else and therefore security of the machine is not guaranteed… (you may say that security is never guaranteed with computers and I agree. I just try to avoid the word «questionable»)

Лучше чем интерфейс Windows, в его классическом виде, уже придумать наверное не удастся, именно поэтом в свое время и вернули в W8 панель задач, да, есть попытки создать нечто инное, но без панели задач это не пользуется большим спросом, пускай даже и работают такие интерфейсы немного быстрее. И лучше бы Google задумался как её внедрить в Android чем изобретать ещё одну ОС для ПК, которых и так уже хватает.

Curious if it’s possible to jailbreak a Chromebook to permanently install a Linux distro? If not is there a way to have Linux be the default OS instead of chromeOS or is it always locked to always run chromeOS with Linux in a container?

I’m guessing that this has progressed since 2018, but having tinkered with all manner of ‘frankenstein’ PCs over the years, I’m at the point now where I’ll just pay the extra hundred or so dollars for a cheap laptop running Win 10 Home and install Linux over the top of it. I’m fine once I have a booting OS and I can settle into the actual problems I WANT to solve, but prior to that point I find that my fuse can be awfully short good luck with this.

Полностью согласен. 6 лет назад Линус Торвальдс возлагал на хромобуки надежду, мол хоть здесь будет предустановлен Linux. Видео называется «Q&A session with Linus Torvalds: Why is Linux not competitive on desktop?»
Интересно, что он сейчас думает об этом.

Me: Ah jeez, I need linux to download some stuff that my chromebook can’t.
Dave: Be aware that entering developer mode will erase all information on your device.
Me: Looks like we’re gonna have to live without linux, then:,)

hey there. i have HP cromebook 11. sad to say i could find linux on my cromebook. is not in linux beta setting side bar. i have updated the version also stil i dont get any result. is there any other way you can help me to DL different browsers

At 3:35 when i tried it it put E: could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend open (11: Resource temporaril y unavailable)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it? What does it mean does it mean bad or is it ok?

Thank you very much Andrew your a life saver. For me my chromebook isn’t powerful so I open it up and made adjustments I got a multi input and stuck as many usbs as possible so now I can play GTA 5 and COD BO3 thank you very much and I will link you in all my yt videos

Ты хоть бы послушал носителей как произноситься Linux, жёсткий ты. Так коверкать. А вообще ось и концепция огонь. Каждый кто против, задайтесь вопросом: как часто мы используем любой гаджет без инета:))

Wow this actually worked. I tried it on an old Asus C300 which was no longer supported. I had previously dual booted this onto a usb stick but it wasn’t really satisfactory. I would let my daughter use it and within a day she had lost the dual booting. Also if the power ran down you wouldn’t be able to use linux without redoing the procedure all over. I was about to throw this computer away but decided to follow your video and it worked 1st time! Miracle! I have actually installed linux mint 19.2 and it appears to work fine. I know with 2gb ram it is going to struggle but to date I have not had a problem. Thank you

You RUInED my chromebook I closed my laptop and came back later pressed Ctrl l and had a loud beeping meaning sealbios somehow got deleted and I could not boot now chrome is is gone and I can’t do anything

Thanks, everything worked good and was explained well, but if im gonna be completely honest. Once I’m in Unbuntu, what do I do, like what is the point of doing this. Can I now like download all the things I’ve been wanting to? Or like what

Awesome information, just getting started with my chromebook and linux. I’m a ham radio operator, so Linux is a big help. I put the KDE on my chromebook, when I go to start it up, a pop up shows up that says “system policy prevents control of network connections” and asks for a password. My Linux password doesn’t work, any ideas?

Well here we are in 2019 and my Samsung Chromebook is no longer supported by Google, so I’m looking to do what you have pulled off with what seems a success. The Chromebook is still a fine and like new unit and I hate to throw it away just because of no longer being supported by the company ( THAT DID NOT TELL ME THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN END OF SUPPORT DATE FIVE YEARS AFTER BUYING IT ), and I won’t be putting money into anymore of their products, but I will spend the time to continue to find a way to use what I have spent good money on and still works well with the new battery I put in it last year. Good video post, thank you.

Вы почему-то опустили тот момент, что chrome os не только на pixel book существует. Многие PC производители как HP, Asus, Acer, Dell и др. делают очень дешевые ноутбуки на ней по 100-200 $. В этом их главное преимущество, их может купить любой их заказывают для школ и институтов. Так что насмешки на мой взгляд не уместны. Linux даже Ubuntu не вытянул так что посмотрим кто будет смеяться последним.