https://kb.unixservertech.com/ 2026-05-12T21:04:38+00:00 https://kb.unixservertech.com/ https://kb.unixservertech.com/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2022-11-07T06:24:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/unix/chromeos/chromeforwork?rev=1667802265&do=diff Using ChromeOS for work Developer Mode Developer Mode is not strictly for development. What it does is turns off OS Verification on each reboot, giving up some of the protection built into ChromeOS but allowing you greater flexibility to use the system. text/html 2022-11-07T06:57:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/unix/chromeos/chromeossetup?rev=1667804264&do=diff Using a Chromebook without Google Chromebooks, running ChromeOS, are designed by default to use the wide range of quality software available from Google. The operating system assumes you will read your e-mail from gmail, write your documents in Google Docs, store your contact list and calendar in your Google account. It will also record what apps you have installed and, where appropriate, your licenses for them. text/html 2022-11-07T08:06:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/unix/chromeos/chromerdp?rev=1667808394&do=diff Chrome Remote Desktop Chrome Remote Desktop is not strictly for ChromeOS. At the Daily Data offices, we use it to connect to various machines, from/to Unix to Microsoft Windows to MacOS. But, it is also very handy for connecting too/from a ChromeOS based machine. text/html 2022-11-07T06:44:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/unix/chromeos/linux?rev=1667803453&do=diff Linux on ChromeOS Honestly, I haven't played with this too much, so this is not authoritative by any means. I mainly set it up to see if my USB to Serial connector would work and it does. I have a Prolific Technology PL2303 Serial Port / Mobile Action MA-8910P text/html 2022-11-09T09:20:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/unix/chromeos/mysetup?rev=1667985612&do=diff My Chromebook Setup I just want to document what I have done with my Chromebook. A little bit about me, first. I am an ex computer programmer who migrated to systems administration about 2000. I still program a bit, but mainly I'm fixing/maintaining/creating servers and networks for small businesses through the company we started in 1996, text/html 2025-01-17T23:10:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/unix/chromeos/quicktricks?rev=1737155412&do=diff Chrome OS Quick Reference Developer Mode * Turn Chromebook off * Press and hold Esc and Refresh screen * Press Power button (keeping Esc and Refresh down) * At recovery screen, press Ctl-D * Press Enter at “OS Verification OFF” * Chromebook reboots text/html 2022-11-07T06:56:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/unix/chromeos/sidealong?rev=1667804174&do=diff Side-Along Install of foreign apps This solution allows you to use the Play Store and other providers (such as F-Droid) to install packages which are not in Play Store. The only downside to this way of doing things is that you will not be notified of updates. You will need to manually look for updates and perform manual updates. text/html 2022-11-06T03:10:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/unix/chromeos/start?rev=1667704218&do=diff ChromeOS ChromeOS is a platform created by Google to extend the capabilities of their Android operating system to laptops (“Chromebooks”). The resulting machines have limited capabilities overall, but are very strong in their target usages scenario. text/html 2023-07-04T22:06:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://kb.unixservertech.com/unix/chromeos/systemreport?rev=1688508379&do=diff ChromeOS System Report ChromeOS does not have a simple way to record a system's configuration. The following will get the information similar to Belarc Advisor (<https://www.belarc.com/products/belarc-advisor>). The resulting mhtml file is fairly useless, but can be parsed using the included script. Additionally, we can save it as a pdf, meaning it is viewable on most systems.