This guide is for 'linuxing-up' Windows as a development environment; it focuses on setting up [WSL], an Ubuntu Hyper-V virtual machine, [wsltty] (a nice terminal emulator) and various tweaks.
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Setting up Arch Linux on a Baytrail Chromebook with almost everything working.
I have a Lenovo Yoga 11e Chromebook and I wanted to install arch onto it with most of the functionality still intact. This took me a while to find out how to get the majority of this working. So for other people I decided to write up a guide on how you can do this yourself! FYI this guide is for those with a full rom on their chromebook. Take a look at http://mrchromebox.tech to set that up.
First you are going to want to get your hands on a USB device with arch linux installed onto it. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_flash_installation_media, the arch linux wiki has a fairly easy guide to setting up a live usb. For Windows I recommend using Rufus.
After you have created your Live USB go ahead and put it into your chromebook and turn it on, it should boot straight into the arch linux boot menu, just choose the first option and wait until you get to the terminal.
