Chromebooks are a faster and fairly inexpensive computer that start up in less than 7 seconds, offer thousands of web-based apps, have built-in virus protection, and can easily synchronization to Google’s cloud and burgeoning services infrastructure. In this webinar:
Learn Chromebook specifications.
Understand how to use a Chromebook.
Discover how to install Linux and dual boot.
Determine if Chromebooks are a good fit for your library.
3. Agenda:
• Learn Chromebook specifications.
• Understand how to use a Chromebook.
• Discover how to install Linux and dual boot.
• Determine if Chromebooks are a good fit for your library.
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Intel® Celeron™ processor
4 GB RAM
Built-in dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Gigabit Ethernet
100 GB Google Drive Storage w/ Solid State Drive
6 USB 2.0 ports
2x Display Ports(compatible w/ HDMI, DVI, VGA)
DVI-I single link output (compatible with VGA)
Bluetooth 3.0™ compatible
Kensington™ key lock compatible
Keyboard and mouse not included
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More info: http://goo.gl/tJwfE9
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… is a Linux-based operating system designed by Google to work
primarily with web applications and consists almost entirely of the
Google Chrome web browser. More info at: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os
11. Web apps vs. Extensions
• Web Apps are essentially websites (e.g., Google Docs).
• An extension affects something global on your browser
(e.g., Google URL shortener).
Source: http://goo.gl/W1cT5Q
17. Dual-booting Linux on a Chromebook
Step One: Enable Developer Mode
Important: this will wipe your local data, so make sure to back anything up that you don't have stored in the cloud.
• Press and hold the Esc and Refresh keys while pressing the Power
button to reboot your Chromebook into Recovery Mode.
• Recovery Mode pops up — press Ctrl+D (Developer Mode)
• It will return to the screen with the red exclamation point. Leave it
alone until it reboots into Chrome OS.
Note: some older Chromebooks have a physical switch that you'll have to flip in order to turn on Developer Mode
More info: http://goo.gl/LGCc2k
18. Dual-booting Linux on a Chromebook continued
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Step Two: Install Crouton
• Download Crouton and save it in your Downloads folder.
• Press Ctrl+Alt+T to bring up a terminal on your Chromebook and type shell to
enter an Ubuntu shell.
• Type sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -t xfce to install Crouton.
• Enter a username and password for your new Ubuntu installation.
• Type sudo startxfce4 to start your desktop environment.
• Switch back and forth between Chrome OS and Ubuntu by using
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Back and Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Forward (ARM-based Chromebook)
or Ctrl+Alt+Back and Ctrl+Alt+Forward (Intel-based Chromebook).
More info: http://goo.gl/LGCc2k