How Do I Wipe My Chromebook and Install Linux?
Contents Can I Wipe a Chromebook and Install Linux? First and Foremost: Installing Linux Directly on a Chromebook and Wiping out Chromeos. This Is, by Far, the...
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Can I wipe a Chromebook and install Linux?
First and foremost: Installing Linux directly on a Chromebook and wiping out ChromeOS. This is, by far, the most complicated approach to running a Linux distro on your Chromebook Pixel. It basically involves installing a custom BIOS (SeaBIOS) that will allow the laptop to boot a traditional OS.
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Set up Linux on your Chromebook
- On your Chromebook, at the bottom right, select the time.
- Select Settings Advanced. Developers.
- Next to “Linux development environment,” select Turn On.
- Follow the on-screen instructions. Setup can take 10 minutes or more.
- A terminal window opens. You have a Debian 10 (Buster) environment.
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