[HLUG] Chromebooks/Ubuntu

[Ann]

Hi John
This might help, I use Manjaro on my laptop and is by far my favourite 
distro..  using xfce


http://grephaxs.com/dual-boot-manjaro-linux-on-a-chromebook/


regards
Ann


On 18/08/15 18:15, Ben Proctor from the likeaword consultancy wrote:
> Hi John
>
> I have had a Chromebook Pixel for a couple of years and used to (though
> I've stopped now) run Ubuntu alongside it using the very awesome Crouton
> project
>
> https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
>
> The great thing about Chromebooks is if it all goes horribly wrong you just
> to a hard restart and go back to the beginning
>
> Cheers
>
> Ben
>
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>
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 6:00 PM, john clutterbuck <valjohnc1 at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi fellow Linux users, I have just taken a bold step and purchased a Dell
>> chromebook so that i can sit and
>>
>> surf on the sofa this winter and not in my freezing office.
>>
>> It as come to my notice that it is possible to dual boot this machine
>> using Linux "Elementary" OS
>>
>> Now the punch line, How do you do it? There has to be a Linux wizard in
>> Hlug who can assist me expand
>>
>>   the use of my chromebook, Don"t all rush at once, Best regards to all,
>> John.
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