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Looks like this is crouton: https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton "Anyone who wants to run straight Linux on their Chromiu

by mjs 14y ago

Looks like this is crouton: https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton "Anyone who wants to run straight Linux on their Chromium OS device, and doesn't care about physical security. You're also better off having some knowledge of Linux tools and the command line in case things go funny, but it's not strictly necessary." The bit about physical security seems to refer to the fact that for some reason you can't even password protect your machine.

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- dmm 14y ago
  Everyone is confused! This guy is not dual-booting or using virtualization. He installed ubuntu to a chroot. Ubuntu is running in a chroot along side ChromeOS. He's using the ChromeOS kernel.
drivebyacct2 14y ago
I'm fairly sure it's a reference to the generally disposable and fully encrypted nature of Chrome OS. There's no reason it wouldn't be password protectable and the link describes that the chroot can be encrypted as well.
- mjs 14y ago
  To run crouton you need to put your machine into developer mode though, which could mean that all bets are off. (e.g. if you power it off, it comes back up without requiring a password, since this is annoying/unnecessary if you're actually developing for Chrome OS.)
  - trsohmers 14y ago
    Uh, no. I have had my Samsung ARM chromebook in developer mode since day one, and I always need to put in my Google password to log in, even if you are not connected to a network.
    - drivebyacct2 14y ago
      Same here, not sure what mjs is talking about.
      - mjs 14y ago
        Huh, I wonder what the crouton developer was talking about then. No encrypted disk? (I don't have Chrome OS, I was just guessing what the crouton README might mean.)
        yungchin 14y ago
        Further down in the Crouton Readme: "Note that developer mode, in its default configuration, is completely insecure, so don't expect a password in your chroot to keep anyone from your data. crouton does support encrypting chroots, but the encryption is only as strong as the quality of your passphrase."
    - micro_cam 14y ago
      Right but any gmail user can login too (and use your chroot).

by mjs 14y ago

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dmm 14y ago
Everyone is confused! This guy is not dual-booting or using virtualization. He installed ubuntu to a chroot. Ubuntu is running in a chroot along side ChromeOS. He's using the ChromeOS kernel.

drivebyacct2 14y ago

I'm fairly sure it's a reference to the generally disposable and fully encrypted nature of Chrome OS. There's no reason it wouldn't be password protectable and the link describes that the chroot can be encrypted as well.

mjs 14y ago
To run crouton you need to put your machine into developer mode though, which could mean that all bets are off. (e.g. if you power it off, it comes back up without requiring a password, since this is annoying/unnecessary if you're actually developing for Chrome OS.)
- trsohmers 14y ago
  Uh, no. I have had my Samsung ARM chromebook in developer mode since day one, and I always need to put in my Google password to log in, even if you are not connected to a network.
  - drivebyacct2 14y ago
    Same here, not sure what mjs is talking about.
    - mjs 14y ago
      Huh, I wonder what the crouton developer was talking about then. No encrypted disk? (I don't have Chrome OS, I was just guessing what the crouton README might mean.)
      - yungchin 14y ago
        Further down in the Crouton Readme: "Note that developer mode, in its default configuration, is completely insecure, so don't expect a password in your chroot to keep anyone from your data. crouton does support encrypting chroots, but the encryption is only as strong as the quality of your passphrase."
  - micro_cam 14y ago
    Right but any gmail user can login too (and use your chroot).