Just short notes and a bunch of references for my Chromebook:
- Version 81.0.4044.103 (Official Build) (64-bit).
CTRL + SHIFT + p: Access to 'Terminal Settings'.CTRL + SHIFT +{c,v}: Copy/Paste between Linux(Crostini) and ChromeOS.- Adjust brightness of the backlit keyboard:
ALT + brightness {up,down} keys. - CANC emulation:
ALT + Backspace - Search key + number: emulate the Function keys (F[1-12])
- CAPS: ALT + Search key
NOTE: the search key is also known as the 'launcher key'.
- Show all the key combinations:
CTRL + ALT + /(DO NOT use when the focus is on a Linux terminal window) - Chromebook keyboard shortcuts (Google Support page)
- Keyboard Shortcuts (Google Support page)
- Remap the keys (The Verge)
- COG: a System Info Viewer
- Use the following address in a Chrome window:
chrome://sys-internals
Network traffic
There's a builtin mechanism:
- Capture Network Log (Chrome window)
- Display the logs extracted via net-export
- Blog post
- Press
F5to show all the windows and virtual desks. - Create a new virtual desk:
SHIFT + Search Key + =(maximum of 4) - Switch between virtual desks:
Search key + **]** (right) or + **[** (left) - Move windows to other desks:
Shift + Search key + ]
- Launch the Crostini Debian container.
- Open an SSH tunnel:
chromebook:~$ ssh -L 3333:localhost:8999 myusername@bastion.host
bastion.host:~$ ssh -D 8999 mydesktop # Only necessary if the bastion host does not have access to the internal network.- Configure Firefox to use a SOCKS proxy:
Preferences -> Network Settings -> Manual Proxy Configuration -> Host: localhost - Port: 3333
It should then be possible to reach hosts in the internal network via SOCKS proxy.
Note: -L specifies that connections to the given TCP port or Unix socket on the local (client) host are to be forwarded
to the given host and port, or Unix socket, on the remote side.
- Crostini's keys expired and then renewed via
apt-keyon the command line:
Solution:
sudo apt-key adv --refresh-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com- Install Flatpak apps on ChromeOS
- Official Flatpak for Firefox (FlatHub)
- Unofficial Flatpak repository for Firefox (devel/nightly versions)
NOTE: commands to configure repositories or install apps has to be issued as root.
Install the official flatpak bundle of Mozilla Firefox:
- Download the flatpak reference file.
- Install it via shell:
~$ sudo flatpak install --from org.mozilla.firefox.flatpakref
Installing: org.mozilla.firefox/x86_64/stable
Required runtime for org.mozilla.firefox/x86_64/stable (org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/19.08) is not installed, searching...
Found in remote flathub, do you want to install it? [y/n]: y
Installing: org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/19.08 from flathub
8 delta parts, 23 loose fetched; 109043 KiB transferred in 109 seconds
Installing: org.freedesktop.Platform.Locale/x86_64/19.08 from flathub
5 metadata, 1 content objects fetched; 17 KiB transferred in 1 seconds
Installing: org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264/x86_64/2.0 from flathub
1 delta parts, 2 loose fetched; 258 KiB transferred in 1 seconds
Installing: org.mozilla.firefox/x86_64/stable from flathub
1 delta parts, 10 loose fetched; 74179 KiB transferred in 74 seconds
Installing: org.mozilla.firefox.Locale/x86_64/stable from flathub
6 metadata, 3 content objects fetched; 909 KiB transferred in 2 seconds- Once the installation is completed, Firefox should be available in the Linux apps menu.
- Chromebook Linux Shell
- Setting up a ChromeOS devel environment (2018): mostly for Tilix,fonts,etc.
- Pixelbook or Pixel Slate Setup
- Customize Chromebook Chrosh Shell Environment (Github Gist - !!2014!!)
- Powerline Web Fonts for Chromebook (Github repo)
- Powerline fonts in Terminal (/r/Crostini)
- Status bar symbols with airline plugin (VIM Stackexchange)
Solved --> it's easier to use Tilix as a terminal application, since it will automatically support all the fonts installed in the Crostini Debian container.
Install Tilix:
sudo apt install tilix