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Running Linux on the Series 3 Chromebook
« on: November 22, 2012, 06:37:35 AM »
Posted by Andrew Wafaa, 19 November 2012

http://blogs.arm.com/software-enablement/848-running-linux-on-the-series-3-chromebook/

There are a few pre-requisites needed to get the job done:

On your Chromebook

1. In order to boot another operating system on your Chromebook you first need to enable the “Developer Mode”, the Chromium project has the required steps needed. Please note that enabling “Developer Mode” will effectively re-format your device so ALL DATA WILL BE LOST.

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