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Crouton notes

Install crouton

  • Enable Dev mode on tablet
  • Install extension Xiwi target
  • Download the crouton executable to ~Downloads
  • CTRL-ALT-T to get a prompt
  • Type: shell
  • Add crouton: sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -r xenial -t x11,chrome,xorg,xiwi,keyboard,touch,unity,xfce
  • Enter chroot: enter-chroot
  • Adjust packages as needed

Run crouton

  • CTRL-ALT-T to get a prompt
  • Type: shell
  • sudo ...startxfce, startcli, etc

Other options

  • List roots: sudo edit-chroot -al
  • List Linux releases: sudo crouton -r list
  • List available targets: crouton -t help
  • Start a chroot with -u (root) crouton -t xiwi -u -n xenial
  • Location: /usr/local/chroots/

Run crouton

sudo startxfce4 -X xiwi

Run crouton in parallel

sudo startxfce4 or startunity

Switch between OS sessions

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Back and Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Forward

Command cheat-sheet

Links of interest

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