ChromeeOS will install elementary OS (with ChrUbuntu) and apply automatically all the necessary fixes to run elementary OS on Chromebooks. You will be able to boot in ChromeOS or elementary OS on your Chromebook.
- Acer C720 (Tested)
- HP Chromebook 14 (Untested, but should work using the Acer C720 device profile)
- Asus Panther Chromebox (Tested)
- A Chromebook listed in the supported device(s) section
- A recovery image for you Chromebook in case something goes wrong. In order to achieve that, go to chrome:https://imageburner, on your Chromebook, and follow the instructions
- Chromebook in developer mode
- An external media of at least 1GB (USB Flash drive or SD Card)
- Patience
ATTENTION: This will wipe everything on your device
ATTENTION: This is still a pre-release, there could be bugs
- Enable developer mode on your device
- Download the latest pre-release of ChromeeOS and extract it to a removable media
- Boot into ChromeOS, connect to a wireless network and log in as guest
- Open a shell (CTRL + ALT + t) and type
shell
- From the shell go to the location of the script on the removable media
cd /media/removable/
and press [TAB] [TAB] on your keyboard to show and auto-complete your removable media path automatically - Run the script with the
list
parameter to list the supported device(s)sudo bash main.sh list
or thesearch
parameter to search in all devices profile(s)sudo bash main.sh search DEVICE_PROFILE
(ex: sudo bash main.sh search acer) - Run the script with the appropriate manifest for your device
sudo bash main.sh DEVICE_PROFILE
(ex: sudo bash main.sh acer-c720) - On the first run you will be asked how much storage space you want to dedicate to elementary OS
- After the first run, your system will reboot to complete the initial formating, then you will need to re-run the script with the same parameters to complete the installation process
- Follow the prompt to complete the installation
- After the installation is completed and the Chromebook has rebooted, press CTRL+L to boot into elementary OS
- On first boot you will be asked to complete your system configuration (Language, Time zone, Computer name) and create a user account
- The elementary OS development team for creating this awesome Linux distribution
- Parimal Satyal for making a guide on how to install elementary OS on the HP Chromebook 14
- Jay Lee for creating ChrUbuntu from which I use a modified version
- SuccessInCircuit on reddit for making a guide on how to fix mostly everything with the Acer C720
- Benson Leung for his cros-haswell-modules script
- Quatral Solutions for providing the Acer C720 Chromebook
- Jesus Lopez - Thanks for helping testing ChromeeOS for the Asus Chromebox
- Everyone who contributed