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Make a separate user profile called "productivity". Use the login settings to set the OS to boot directly into that profile, no login required.

For that profile, edit the menu to only have LibreOffice and file explorer. Add Libre-office Writer and the file explorer to the list of programs that start on boot.

If you need your laptop to behave normally, use the "switch user" dialog.

When this period of your life is over, just erase the "productivity" profile and change the login settings back to normal.

PS: I don't think this is the right solution for most people. Just set a Pomodoro timer. Explanation

Either [1]

sudo apt-get install default-jre

or if you need Oracle Java [2]

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

typed into a terminal (may open by pressing CTRL+ALT+T).

This installs a JRE via package management also providing future updates.

Congrats on installing GalliumOS. If you are new to Linux as well then the world really is your oyster.

Without knowledge of experience with Linux or interests, I would offer a these few suggestions:

1) Make use of the GalliumOS update tool and run it often to keep everything up-to-date and secure.

2) Learn a little about how to use the terminal. There are an endless number of tutorial around the web for this.

3) Learn to install programs with apt/apt-get as well as by using PPAs. A good start might be to install App Grid via PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:appgrid/stable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install appgrid

App Grid is a good, lightweight software center ideal for discovering programs you might want to try out on Gallium.

4) Learn to customize XFCE, your desktop environment with new themes, icons and panel features. Gallium does a great job of making the desktop look great, but its always fun to put your own twist on it.

5) If you have problems, don't be afraid to dig for answers. Usually, if you have a problem someone has already solved it and posted info somewhere. If you don't find Gallium-specific answers, generally info regarding Ubuntu, XFCE or Xubuntu will apply.

Enjoy.

That's the bash prompt.

Try adding these lines to your $HOME/.bashrc:

GREEN="[$(tput setaf 2)]" RESET="[$(tput sgr0)]"

export PS1="${GREEN}\u@\h \w \$${RESET} "

Here's a good tutorial with more info: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-customize-your-bash-prompt-on-a-linux-vps

Did you install it from the ppa? The ppa says "some Chromium features, including Sync, require an API key, which is not included with the packages below" so that could be the reason why you're seeing that error. Try to install chromium using the default repos. Also when you uninstalled chromium for reinstall did you use the purge option to get rid of the configuration files? Also did you try with Google Chrome and check if you have the same issues?

Two things:

1. Turn off online updates. Don't connect to the internet. It downloads updates from the Ubuntu repositories on install that break it. Just run the update after install.

2. If you're not, use Win32DiskImager to create the USB and it should work https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/

I had this same issue just a few days ago and it drove me nuts until this fixed it.

I'm guessing that for transmission, you might need to run this command in the terminal: xdg-mime default transmission-gtk.desktop x-scheme-handler/magnet

You can check the exact name of the .desktop file relevant to your torrent client in this directory: /usr/share/applications

I'm attaching the modified xdg-open file, in case you want to reference what mine looks like. If you'd like, you can just replace the original with this one: http://www.filedropper.com/showdownload.php/xdg-open

Thanks reynhout. The reason is somewhat convoluted, but here it is:

I run Ubuntu on 5 computers. I back up the entire system and user data for those computers using a recently deprecated application called Systemback. In particular, I create a complete backup using Systemback's "Live system create" feature, which is saved to an .sblive file. Systemback then lets you install that file on a USB to create a live system installer and, in turn, a fully live USB.

This is great way to have a single install for multiple machines (some Macs, some Wintel, some Chromebook).

However, I can't get my iMac to boot Ubuntu with the GalliumOS braswell kernel, so I can't create a Systemback live USB with that kernel running that would be recognized by my Chromebook EDGAR. And when I modify the kernel on the running live USB, I can't get SeaBios to run a bootloader like GRUB to recognize it.

This is definitely not a concern for GalliumOS development -- but since you asked.

In principle, I would recommend do not do this. WARNING: USB-persist can be dangerous!!

but you can add this to /etc/rc.local or as root everytime you start PC.

echo 1 >/sys/bus/usb/devices/.../power/persist

where the ”...” should be filled in the with the device’s ID (try)

ls /sys/bus/usb/devices/

Read this page: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.14/driver-api/usb/persist.html#what-is-the-solution

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.14/driver-api/usb/persist.html#warning-usb-persist-can-be-dangerous

Give tlp a shot for even better battery life.

http://linrunner.de/en/tlp/docs/tlp-linux-advanced-power-management.html

https://launchpad.net/~linrunner/+archive/ubuntu/tlp

And I agree.. GalliumOS is fantastic. I like it so much I've considered switching to Xubuntu on my desktop (currently KDE Neon) and setting everything up how it is on Gallium

If it was possible for you to type commands in a shell after the system freezes, you only had to type dmesg and look if you get something like this.

If you type dmesg after rebooting, you will only get messages from the boot after the freeze. So you cannot simply do that.

Instead, you should look at the /var/log/syslog file. If the problem persists, record the time when you boot the system again, go to a terminal and type sudo less /var/log/syslog.

After typing your password, you have to look for the last thing that happened after the last boot. Just go to the end of the file by pressing G and then go back some lines by pressing b. Pressing b has the same effect of Page Up. If you need, space is equivalent to Page Down and g returns to the begin of file.

It the stuff that will be before something like this:

Jun 7 15:00:41 artemisvm kernel: [ 0.000000] Linux version 4.15.0-101-generic (buildd@lgw01-amd64-003) (gcc version 7.5.0 (Ubuntu 7.5.0-3ubuntu1~18.04)) #10

with some small differences. You want to look for something like the stuff from the kernel.org link I posted above.

Someone also posted on here before about this fast, lightweight omni-launcher called "Albert." Here's a link to an article about it. It's much more in line with the functionality of Google OS's search bar that is launched by the search key in that OS.

afaik that cable is also available directly on sparkfun's website I tried with a random address in Astana it proposed me shipping with the lowest one being around 5 $

on aliexpress I found (by searching "CAB-14746") an article with the picture of that cable but it seems they are selling some chips and not the actual cable so the sparkfun website is more reliable I think

concerning the guides

https://wiki.mrchromebox.tech/Firmware_Write_Protect#Hardware_Write_Protection

https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/firmware-porting-guide/firmware-ec-write-protection

I can't help you more than that since I'm not familiar with this method.

There is probably an app for almost anything you'd want to do and then some. However installing software in Linux can be a new experience for osx/windows users.

Using a gui package manager like synaptic can help. Install it with:

sudo apt-get update && apt-get install synaptic

You can go a step further and just use snaps. https://snapcraft.io/store

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I was meant to put LXC/LXD, but they're Linux containers. You can learn more here: https://linuxcontainers.org/lxd/introduction/

I write desktop applications for clients in a niche industry. I've been using Sciter and C for a while, but recently switching over to Rust and doing the same thing. I also do web development, and devops.

I don't use an IDE, but instead a text editor called NeoVim, and the Telescope plugin. I find it much better than the traditional way of working in an IDE.

The specs are fine for what I need to do. I have a powerful desktop machine that I do most things on.

it works out of the box if you buy one with drivers in the mainline kernel. Just go on Amazon and search for 'USB ethernet linux'

edit: I'll make my post more useful and add that I've used the Amazon Basics USB 3.0/Ethernet adapter and works perfectly across all OSes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M77HMU0

I've been having the exact same problem. I started learning Chromebook/linux with Gallium and now I'm running Mint but I couldnt' get our work VPN set up on either distro.

We go through StrongVPN and nothing I saw in any of the VPN types mimicked their walk-throughs for a shared key with a certificate or group name for the key.

If I may butt in: I'm a happy new Gallium user on an eol Dell 3180 and have discovered these issues.

Neveready will not be supporting their software on any ChromeBook after its eol per their website but will continue support on non-Chrome devices.

The sound support issues have been well documented in other posts and there are a number of USB adapters available that completely solve any Headphone Jack/Mic/Speaker issues. Here's the one I found that solved my Dell's Headphone/Mic problem: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08G44JY6Q/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o00\_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Good Luck!

Those instructions seem antiquated. I used the .deb from minecraft.net and ran sudo apt install -y ./Downloads/Minecraft.deb

after bringing up a terminal, and it worked fine.

Here's all the info I could find: Dell Chromebook 11 Model 3180 Kefka strago x86_64 3.18 x86_64 Braswell Chromebook R54 From https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices What else would I need to provide?

Chromebook support on Arch is not accurate as the driver support is mostly in the kernel. You can certainly use arch or ubuntu on top of a chrome os kernel and possibly get everything working.

(In fact, the default arch installation does not come with a kernel!)

I only have this particular skylake-based chromebook so I cannot speak for other model but so far things that really matter (e.g. display, keyboard, trackpad, wifi/bt, build-in audio, suspend, etc.) work fine on zen-kernel 5.5.9

Just trying different things: I created a UEFI/GPT boot USB of LinuxMint using Rufus. But, of course, when I tried to boot from it informed me that I couldn't boot from a UEFI device when booting from BIOS.

https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/ follow instructions (copy paste the commands for ubunto on the terminal) then go to the wiki and follow the instructions there if sudo -get apt does not work try with sudo apt update and then run the command to install spotify client

As you probably noted, VirtualBox installation is under Developer installation: a minimal knowledge of virtualization in general and of Virtualbox are taken for granted.

The installation process is referring to GalliumOS 2.1, possibly VirtualBox changed few things in most recent releases and this could confuse a newcomer.

Furthermore neither the "Expert mode" nor the "Toolbar" mentioned in the GalliumOS instructions are part of GalliumOS: the two of them are in the VirtualBox interface.

You can learn about VirtualBox by checking the official documentation out.

Go to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_5_1 and download version 5.1.36 Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) and install it but don't open it yet! Then install libelf-dev in terminal! And last run AS ROOT /sbin/vboxconfig This worked for me with gallium os 3.0 Cyan!

fwiw, if you want to try out a third party repo that supposedly updates Chromium faster than Canonical does, look into this: ~~https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/chromium_stable_channel~~

PPAs work fine on GalliumOS.

Scratch that, that's very outdated (should have checked before posting, I know). Still, Google searching for a bit should produce similar results.

This link is Canonical's page stating information about the release. I would expect to see the new version hit any time now. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/xenial/+source/chromium-browser

I just added the swap partition following this guide:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-add-swap-on-ubuntu-14-04

Because of Dropbox I only had 1 GB of free space, so I guess I will either have to buy a bigger SSD or use a USB flash drive. What would you suggest?

That is the 2014 model (codename SWANKY). The 2015 model (codename GANDOF) has a significantly faster Celeron 3215U (and a more expensive i3 option) as well as a backlit keyboard. I wouldn't buy the 2014 model personally, even at that price. The Celeron N2840 is just too damn slow for anything beyond basic tasks.

Here are the 3 CPUs side by side

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp%5B%5D=2388&cmp%5B%5D=2723&cmp%5B%5D=2551

I own the 2015 i3 model and it's a pretty great device. A little on the flimsy side, but great features for the price. The display is really good on both the 2014 and 2015 models (same panel). GalliumOS is fantastic.. one of the best out-of-the box linux experiences I've had.

Also, I'm fairly certain the 2014 model has soldered on SSD.. the 2015 model has a replaceable M.2 SSD. I put a 128GB SSD in mine.. default 16GB doesn't go very far with linux.

According to the Arch Wiki

xkeyboard-config 2.16-1 added a chromebook model that enables the Chrome OS style functions for the function keys. You can, for example, set this using

localectl set-x11-keymap us chromebook

See the chromebook definition in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/inet for the full mappings.

This is the way I chose to map the keys to the chromebook mappings. I enable CAPS LOCK using the overlay key, which is the RIGHT ALT + SEARCH key which is considered the Left Windows key. Make sure you press the alt key first then the search key. If you press the two keys in reverse caps lock will not engage.

Just follow the Debian/Ubuntu instructions on Spotify's Linux download page: https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/

A copy of these instructions is also available on the GalliumOS Wiki: https://wiki.galliumos.org/Additional_Software#Spotify

well i don't know what snap is. I just downloaded it via the linux instructions here https://brave.com/download/.

Wdym "dd the internal storage…"? cp is a terminal command right?

do you know any good gui backup utility haha

Not sure if this is helpful, but when I installed a game (mtg arena) using lutris, it worked great using wine. I didn’t have to open wine or run it, it just worked when I ran the game.

https://lutris.net/

In case you're interested in F2FS - it does require a little bit of fiddling to get working. The Ubuntu 18.04 installer doesn't seem to allow F2FS as a potential filesystem type, so you need to create it with Gparted or cfdisk before installing the system only to the eMMC. Then you can book into GalliumOS and modify the fstab to mount the SD card adapter as /home. Here's a document regarding F2FS...

The support is limited to packages that are part of main and restricted(base system). Packages in Universe and multiverse will or already have reached EOL.

Q1: To change appearance issues you can use settings. Appearance, Window Manager, Window Manager Tweaks are all things you can play with. My favorite, though, is to install XFCE Theme Manager and use that. Instructions on how to install are here.

Q2: I don't use Firefox, so I have no idea.

Q3: Not sure what you're talking about. EDIT: Oh, you mean "F5." Oh, no idea there...

Q4: Go to "Mouse and Touchpad" in settings and there is an option there for reverse scrolling.

Generally, Linux and Windows are very different experiences. Windows is very much all "rHere everything is," Linux is more "Do it yourself, choose your own adventure." It all depends upon what you want to do with your OS.

Try lutris. I used it to get World of Warcraft running (in crouton). I had been having trouble installing battlenet, and lutris makes that possible, so give that a try. You may have to fiddle with which wine runners (staging3.3 , 3.5.pba, etc) but it's far simpler imo than messing with wine prefixes manually.

https://lutris.net/games/battlenet/ looks like it runs in staging 3.6 . Make sure you install all the dependencies for lutris(on the lutris dl page) and install all the dependencies for battle.net. You can also manually add programs by their .exe and setup what runner/config you want lutris to launch them in. I just use battlenet to update my client, I made a manual launcher for the WoW's .exe which is what i would recommend, unless you want to run battlnet everytime you play.

I Love Gallium Os As Well, Idk about the customization, but gallium os is build on top of ubuntu x and you can run linux/gallium os on potato pc, Gallium runs minecraft 65+fps and other games you just need the knowlage try installing wine and maybe try playing this game

https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page - Aka Mario Kart

hi, I found the package xkeyboard-config-2.16 package, extracted it and done:

./configure $XORG_CONFIG --with-xkb-rules-symlink=xorg

make

sudo make install

As suggested by this: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/x/xkeyboard-config.html

And the function keys don't work. I guess I _could_ just bind a different shortcut to them instead, but would be good to get this working if possible.

I had this issue on my Acer Chromebook 14 running Gallium via dual boot, and though I haven't tested it with games, I think I've found a solution in tweaking compton. Killing it works to stop flicker on video playback but that seemed a bit much, so I messed around setting a number of flags in the default config to false including redir-if-possible, and it seems to be a lot happier. You can see what config file is being loaded with 'ps -auxwww | grep compton', edit that file with sudo and hopefully you'll see improvements. More info on compton here: https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/perf-guide

Answering my own question. After looking at this https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices

I believe (have not tested) that EPAULETTE (code name) uses CORAL (board name), hence I would guess that CORAL image for FixFlags should do it.

Have not tested it, because I'm about to build myself a SuzyQable. Will update if I do.

A.

On the page it says "CR50" method to disable write protect for your device. You don't have to open up your device. But apparently you need a suzyQ cable for that method. Otherwise, you need to remove the battery.

https://wiki.mrchromebox.tech/Firmware_Write_Protect

https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/firmware-porting-guide/firmware-ec-write-protection

I will tag u/MrChromebox since I don't know much about this method and I don't want to say incorrect things. Good luck!

Note: If you don't want to deal with the firmware, you can check out r/crouton

You can probably run GalliumOS with a chromeos kernel, but you need to understand how chromebook's bootloader works.

See https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/disk-format#TOC-Kernel-partition-format

Do you mean this page:

https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices/workaround-for-battery-discharge-in-dev-mode

?

If you know how Chromebook's stock bootloader works, you can install any distro without removing the firmware write-protect screw and/or touching rw_legacy firmware too. I'm not just talking about Intel/AMD Chromebooks, but also the ARM ones.

I also have this Chromebook and am facing similar issues.

Looks like a lot of upcoming Chromebooks are based on Stoney Ridge: https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices

you download the source, make the changes you want, compile it, flash it to the EC's RW region, and hope things don't go boom. probably a good ideal to change the main system firmware to not auto-switch to the RW firmware in case you don't get it right the first try ;-)

https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/ec-development

No, not for that device. General consensus seems to be that battery life is equivalent or better than other Linux distros, and therefore a slight reduction from ChromeOS.

I'd like to get a proper test set up, something like this: https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/testing/power-testing, but that turns out to be tricky.

Hopefully someone else will have better info.

I haven't tried it yet, but installing the Regolith Linux PPA looks like the easiest way to get a ready-to-run i3 install on Gallium.

https://regolith-linux.org/

https://regolith-linux.org/docs/getting-started/install/#option-2-ppa

Yup! Libinput comes with tools to measure the proper sensitivity setting and allow you to adjust it via terminal - check this out:

https://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/latest/touchpad_pressure.html#touchpad_pressure_hwdb

If you want a lightweight file analyzer that visualizes memory in a pi chart, etc, I would highly suggest jdiskreport. I've used it in the past to manage files when low on storage.

I'd say your only real limit is actual resources (CPU, RAM). You can easily install snapd on GalliumOS and start installing VS Code, PyCharm and other great dev tools. Running VSCode on GalliumOS works particularly great. Check out the developer section on the snap site for some great options. Like I said, just be aware of your RAM/CPU footprint.

Not at all. Just add the i3wm repo (https://i3wm.org/docs/repositories.html) for a more up to date version and use peaces of XFCE to make it better. I like the i3wm workflow.

Yes, very vague and very general question. What you're really asking is how to make backups of your data and then restore it. Lots of ways to do that, but here's the most general method with standard Linux tools.

If both computers are connected to the network, scp will do the trick. If you need to restart, don't go back and use scp. Use rsync since it will look for file differences.

If one of them isn't connected to the network, use cp -a to copy everything to a usb drive. Then cp -a to copy it to the new computer. You probably need to copy to the new computer as root. Then use chown -R to change the ownership to you on your new Chromebook.

You can get fancy with different tools, but this is probably the most general method and will work with any Linux system or Windows if you have Cygwin or Mac if you have Homebrew.

Confirm your chipset Here, Then redownload just in case. Use Etcher, worked for me when I kept getting multiple errors with a different program. Hope this helps!

Write this to usb key and attempt to boot off of it. Going from legacy/base to uefi means you can't see the drive partition until it's reinstalled in uefi/gpt mode.

https://galliumos.org/releases/nightly/galliumos-baytrail-bismuth-3.0alpha2-20180705T015135Z.iso

https://www.balena.io/etcher/

i try to create the stick on a dell latitude e7470 (core i5 6300u) with Win7

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My Chromebook is a acer c720

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But every time when i choose the iso-File of gallium Etcher tells me this error. The iso of xubuntu is no problem

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now i tryed rufus https://rufus.ie/ and this stick was bootable - maybe my corebootversion is too old (2017)

Now i'am happy - thanks for your help

If you use hangouts, you can take pictures with it. You can use tons of websites with camera access, like https://webcamtoy.com/, you can use vlc and open it at Media / Open Capture Device, install cheese (though it will pull lots of gnome dependencies) or guvcview (I like this one).

if you just need to do light vector graphics and export svg's you can use Figma or photopea any other webapp straight from your chromebook browser.

else i second who said to start with crouton and then switch to gallium OS

Recently I installed "gqrx" (http://gqrx.dk/download/install-ubuntu) but it did not work.  The results were similar to what dickrog described - waterfall but no audio. I later discovered that the "gqrx" install broke my audio.  Lucky for me I boot from SD and always make a DD backup before trying new things 😊.

I did manage to get SDR working by "apt-get install gnuradio" and running the CubicSDR .AppImage file (http://cubicsdr.com/).

Good Luck!

Motorola Nexus 6 with Nougat, build NBD90Z. The bootloader is already unlocked somehow. I am trying to run Wugs Nexus Toolkit through WINE but have issues with the driver installation. I've followed this (https://lifehacker.com/the-easiest-way-to-install-androids-adb-and-fastboot-to-1586992378) guide to installing adb and fastboot onto my machine and am basically stuck now due to the drivers. Any ideas on how to install the drivers or anything would be magnanimous.

The Arc welder way is most miss than hit, few apps work as that method was abandoned by google. There's a promising development in https://anbox.io/ but it's still green. The way it works is similar to how ChromeOS runs android apps, the main difference being that ChromeOS gives the android container direct hardware access, while anbox doesn't. For now, crouton would be better if you depend on android apps.

A couple of years ago I got sick of all the runaround that had to happen to get Google Drive on my linux machine. So i downloaded OverGrive: https://www.thefanclub.co.za/overgrive

Automatically syncs both ways, runs on startup, and you can selectively sync folders. It's $5, and it was totally worth the expenditure

I also found this link:

it is a company that will provide free ChromeOS updates after End of Life;
Articles on the internet about it. Might help.
https://www.neverware.com/freedownload

u/KVN9R: I looked at Clonezilla.org, thanks for the tip. One thing it says is:

"Online imaging/cloning is not implemented yet. The partition to be imaged or cloned has to be unmounted."

THis sound like it would not work for my need? I would need another machine to do the work of cloning the Acer SSD to the backup volume/device?

I'm looking for something I can run on the Acer Chromebook, that then copies "itself" (i.e. the SSD) to an external volume/device.

I'm researching chinpokomon's generous reply next... though it sounds a bit over my head.

I am at the gparted window Do I delete the existing ext4 partition first? And then create a mount point directory? Thank you for your help!

I'm using Spacemacs as my editor on Gallium (and everywhere else, for that matter). I particularly like it on the Chromebook due to the Evil (vim) bindings. Vim would also serve well for the keyboard layout.

Most of my development work is Python/Django, Javascript, and some shell scripting.

it explains how to do this here. https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download-server/

it is basicly 4 commands that you are suppose to run on terminal.

sudo apt-get install r-base

sudo apt-get install gdebi-core

wget https://download2.rstudio.org/rstudio-server-0.99.878-amd64.deb and finally this sudo gdebi rstudio-server-0.99.878-amd64.deb

after thsi the program is probably installed somwhere and you need to open it.

try Atom (https://atom.io/) it's free, multi platform with a tree structure as well a great support, and has been very helpful for me in getting to grips learning new languages too. similar to notepad++ you can tell it what language you are typing in to assist with the syntax and colour coding too

Look at this https://launchpad.net/~samoilov-lex/+archive/ubuntu/gamemode

Via

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/08/feral-gamemode-ubuntu

Gallium is Ubuntu 18.04

If it truly is an old Chromebook it may not be relevant or useful but that probably depends on the game itself and if it can run on the Intel GPU.

There's a keyboard setting utility within the settings which allows you to set shortcuts / key bindings.

As an alternative to autohotkey there's Auto key.

However on Linux you do tasks automation by writing shell scripts, maybe using xdotool, which helps in managing windows and mouse.

This is the free version of Softmaker Office. Permanently free, but also nonfree. IIRC you need a (free) code to register it. https://www.freeoffice.com/en/

If you want compatibility with MS Office, it is the best of a bad bunch. :(

Hi, The problem seems not to occur when using a session via the USB installer. The laptop does seem to charge normally also when completely powered off. It’s not just a notification issue, the laptop does really discharge when it gives the notification “discharging”. I did the following installs after running the latest updates of GalliumOS: - Install of proprietary software as per instructions here - Some of the software listed here - Firefox - Mullvad - the script for getting the sound to work, - Flatpak - Signal - LibreOffice - Uninstalled Chromium Grtz

I'm having the exact same issue. I'm trying to install the native ProtonVPN app for Linux, but it gives the following error:
"Current Gtk version is incompatible with ProtonVPN. Please upgrade to (or any derivative of) Ubuntu 20.04 or any other distribution based on Gtk 3.24 or higher"
dpkg -l libgtk-3-0 gives the version 3.22.30ubu amd64.
I'm using Tosibia CB30. I tried updating it but it won't update, it says its already the latest version

I'd return it if you can. Check the hardware compatibilty list first if you want a Chromebook. This one should play nice https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Chromebook-Aluminum-14-inch-CB3-431-C5FM/dp/B01CVOLVPA

Thanks for your reply! I believe I'm using a CAREENA HP 14" Chromebook. I bought it from Amazon at this link. At this point I'm thinking of just restoring ChromeOS and trying to use Crouton instead. Would that undo the disk partitioning for linux?

I don't know if it counts as king, but the [Acer aspire laptop](www.amazon.com/dp/B07RF1XD36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Gnu4DbE1E8EPF) they're selling on Amazon right now is a full fledged Windows laptop, could easily dual boot Ubuntu 19.10, and firmly sits in the Chromebook price range at $260. It also has a ryzen 3 3200u that benches out better than a Celeron 4100 (about the %30 faster on userbenchmark as long as you're ok with going with ryzen. BTW AMD apparently is know for running Linux better than a lot of Intel machines.

Well, damn. I actually am interested in fixing this to some extent, but not enough that I'm willing to spend money to research it. If you wanna buy me a Mullvad account I'll be happy to look into it further.

I'm not having any issues with it. I don't have a Mullvad account but when I downloaded the app it connected and said I was out of time and gave a link to buy some. When I tried to use the internet without disconnecting first it didn't work, so I assume that means the VPN was working and my connection was being blocked because I'm not a subscriber.

On Ubuntu the Mullvad VPN App works out of the box, on GalliumOS I STILL can't figure out what dependencies it's missing, can't get the damned app working and have to use OpenVPN Files.

Edit : Sorry, wrong thread, was a frustrating day...

I've been trying to install wireguard on galliumos 3.1. Couldn't do it using the ppa and couldn't get the snap package to work either. Guess I will just have to wait until I'm running an os that has the 5.6 kernel with wireguard in it (ubuntu 19.10). Until that time, I'll stick with what I have, namely ExpressVPN and protonvpn. On protonvpn I am using IKEv2, by the way. And I keep an ExpressVPN account because I go to China sometimes and ExpressVPN is one of the better vpn's for going around the Great Firewall.

Thanks for the tips about , IKEv2 and Xubuntu, and SoftEther.

What do you usually use the chromebook for?

Are you /r/degoogle -ing or just wanting to mix things up and try a new OS/get your feet wet in a linux distro?

I personally use the following on a daily basis:

• Mozilla Firefox Quantum ("normal" Firefox for the uninitated, there are quite a few versions of Firefox i.e. Nightly, Beta ESR and this can be confusing if you're new). If you're privacy and security conscious there are a lot of powerful add-ons for Firefox for free, I use: Multi-Account Containers, Facebook Container, Privacy Badger, Ublock Origin, Decentraleyes, Disable WebRTC and HTTPS Everywhere. Switch your default engine to DuckDuckGo and you'll never look back.
• LibreOffice - I have migrated all my spreadsheet and writing to LibreWriter/LibreCalc formats. No regrets, they work well. Customise the toolbar to be a single line and it'll look a lot more like Word/Google Docs if you like that aesthetic.
• Cryptomator - Excellent software allowing you to encrypt your data before storing it, especially on cloud services.
• Ledger Live - For managing my Ledger cryptocurrency wallet.
• Popcorn Time - A P2P streaming platform that gives access to tons of content. Check your own copyright laws/regulations before using. It's very slick though.
• Bitwarden - Password manager. I use both the Firefox add-on and have a desktop version, just to be safe.
• ProtonVPN CLI - A quick and simple way to connect to my VPN services. Once it's configured it's as easy as "sudo protonvpn c -f" and you'll jump onto the fastest available server.
• Chromium - Should be preinstalled but handy to hold onto if you have a Chromecast in the house, allows you to cast your desktop/files without need to much about with Python.
• VLC Media Player - Almost goes without saying, very powerful tool. Allows you to easily manage video audio if you get any problems and can convert .mkv to .mp4, allowing you to cast files to Chromecast that you ordinarily can't.

>I was referring to this model: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B013CCTNKU, which now appears to be the previous-generation... I have not tried the newer ones.

Oh, that is much better. I'll see if I can find a seller somewhere.

>Yes you can copy from one USB to another. There are a few ways to do it, with different pros and cons.. I'd use dd, but there's probably a friendlier tool if that doesn't fit your tastes. :)

Good to know, I'll try that as well.

Thanks for your help!

Thanks. I think I might try sending the drive back and getting another instead.

Is this the Samsung drive you're referring to? It's a little big though... do you know of any other compact/smaller ones that might be good?

I would love something like this (i.e., as small as possible). But this one is USB 2.0 (and I don't know if it'd be compatible or if it'd have any overheating issues).

On another note, if I got a new USB stick, would it be possible to copy the contents of the old one onto the new one? I spent a couple days setting everything up on the SanDisk Ultra Fit and would love to not have to do that again... I realize it's not as simple as copy and paste, so wondering how I might be able to do it?

For reference, this is the previous-gen Samsung: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B013CCTNKU

The current-gen appear to be bigger and clunkier, and I have not used them. I have also used the low-profile Lexar USB drives. They're a bit slower and have a big bright blue LED when active. This is useful for some purposes (writing ISOs is mine) but is surely annoying for an always-connected drive.

SanDisk might be the best option. Or an SD card of course. I don't remember if EDGAR has a fully-recessed SD reader though.

I boot from this SSD and I want to upgrade to this SSD at some point. I have a Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA. Never tried to use a Flash Drive before.

I boot off of a usb 3.0 SSD and it runs good. I use a Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA. I run Ubuntu. If you have usb C though then I would get a USB C SSD, they are even faster.

I did not try to format as it shows up without issue in the stock SD card slot. I am now trying to micro SD card slot route and still no luck. This is what I have now: Mustpoint Micro SD TF Card to... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PLH57RP?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I am using 512gb micro SD card. Review stated someone used this board with higher capacity then the 32gb as stated. Still no luck on it showing up. On board LED is blinking so I am sure it is getting power. Tired it with a 32gb micro SD card as well just to see if it wasn't reading my 512gb micro SD. No go it wouldn't show the 32gb micro SD either.

Do you have a link for what you have? Thanks for reply and trying to help me with this. Btw do you have 64gb pixel 2013 that you took a working card out of or a 32gb pixel 2013?

Anyway thanks again.

I reverted back to the last known-good one (from the ticket). Then chrx kept giving me a "fatal error: unable to download and extract core image" message on GalliumOS. So now I'm currently installing Ubuntu through chrx (worth a shot, I suppose).

Honestly, I'm not super picky on what Linux OS I get working -- I am looking primarily for an OS that I can use my ExpressVPN with.

The HP Stream has the same form factor, price range, and similar hardware in nearly all categories. You can regularly find it on sale for $160. The archwiki compatibility notes will be useful for getting Xubuntu to 100% functionality.

For just a little more weight and bulk, you can get the famed Thinkpad X200 or X200t.

I very much second the USB drive, I use this one (https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-128GB-Flash-MUF-128BB-AM/dp/B017DH3O5A) and is possibly the best thing for this computer.

The 32 gigs the 14 has is more forgiving than other chromebooks' 16 so you dont need to worry as much about slimming the install. Programs and such wont take up a whole lot of space so you shouldnt need to try to put them on the USB.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Chromebook-Memory-Storage-CP5-471-312N/dp/B01F8NNY0G

They dropped the price, I paid like $650 after taxes last year. Absolutely excellent machine, I love everything about it.

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e.g.: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Chromebook-CB3-131-C3SZ-11-6-Inch-Dual-Core/dp/B019G7VPTC

The Acer Chromebook 11 CB3-131-C3SZ is a good computer. I have it and it runs well with GalliumOS. It is a dual core, so keep that in mind. You can even put Windows on it if you want to.

It completely froze and would not work after that. I tried a re-installation but the usb was toast. I have had very good luck with the Sandisk Switch: https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-SecureAceess-Software-SDCZ52-064G-B35/dp/B00BX5B9YM/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&qid=1501463215&sr=8-30&keywords=usb+sandisk It is not as small as a Fit but is fairly small form factor.

That looks about right. I know for sure it was Bay Trail and that's the same kind of model.

Reference this just in case: https://www.amazon.com/HP-Chromebook-11-2210nr-11-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00ZTRWX7C

Still holding out for internal sound support on Skylake devices.

In the meantime, I've had success using an external USB sound card.

Alternatively, you can experiment with Bluetooth receivers (speakers and some phones).

I am using an AX88179-based 1Gbps ethernet-to-USB3 adapter. It is this one. Might not be the latest and greatest, but it "just works" wonderfully with no messing around. I haven't tried with the ChromeOS, but it works with vanialla Linux.

Sometimes I need it for my Raspberry Pi Zero and it works too.

Acer Chromebook 15 (Yuna) 4gb RAM, Upgradable m.2 SSD, Core i5-5200U CPU, 1080p full HD display. It's really great.

Thanks for the link, I think this one suits my needs although a little big in size/form factor: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X5X2Z66

Also found this m2 ssd that should work for my needs 128gb if plenty for me as I don't store much data. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KLTPUU0

Thanks for posting the buyers guide again!