Folks have been loading Ubuntu and other operating systems of custom firmware on Chromebooks for almost as long as Google’s been making Chrome OS available. But now the company’s making it even easier for users to run custom code on a Chromebook, thanks to new debugging features that are available in developer mode. In a nutshell […]
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Asus C200 Chromebook: Enabling dev mode, installing Ubuntu
The Asus C200 Chromebook is a $249 laptop with an 11.6 inch display, an Intel Celeron Bay Trail processor, and around 10 hours of battery life. Oh yeah, it also happens to run Google’s browser-based operating system, Chrome OS. Chrome OS is a fast, secure operating system designed to run web apps, keep your data synchronized […]
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Running Ubuntu apps on the HP Chromebook 11 (video)
Have your eye on the $280 HP Chromebook 11, but aren’t entirely sold on the idea of a laptop that runs Google’s Chrome OS software? No problem. You can enter developer mode and load another operating system on there. In fact, you don’t even have to remove Chrome OS. There’s a way to run Ubuntu […]