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njradford / my-dear-watson

Bash script to help install Elementary OS on Chromebooks
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Elementary Installer for Chromebook

Shell script installs Elementary on a Chromebook. Uses Crouton, to install base Ubuntu and elementary desktop over top.

Usage

Put your Chromebook into developer mode. Follow your specific machine's instructions for placing it into developer mode.

  • Download the package from the direct download link on the right, and unzip it.

  • Place "watson.sh" and "crouton" inside the Downloads folder of your Chromebook.

  • Enter crosh with the "CTRL+ALT+T" shortcut and enter shell by typing "shell"

  • Naviate to Downloads with "cd ~/Downloads"

  • Run "Watson" with "sudo sh watson.sh"

  • Switch back and forth between Chrome OS and Elementary with "CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+ [back or forward buttons]"