installing ubuntu on chromebook

cmoore90638 · 09-05-2020, 06:07 PM

I am trying to install ubuntu on my chromebook 15, this has a intell processor.I am in developer mode and have downloaded crouton. Ideally I would like to intall ubuntu on my 500 GB usb drive, When I enter the following commands in the terminal. the following is what I always get.

shell
sudo sh ~/Download/crouton -t xfce
Can't open /home/chronos/users/download/crouton

Let me know if you need any more information. I appreciate any help you can provide

sgosnell · 09-05-2020, 06:27 PM

It has been a long time since I used crouton, but IIRC the correct name of the directory is Downloads, not Download. Check with the files app to make sure. For sure it won't be able to open /home/chronos/users/download/crouton, because AFAIK that directory does not exist, and can't be created. You need to make sure the script points to ~/Downloads, both in the startup command and wherever the paths are stored. I can't remember the details of that.

Definitive Crouton installation/maintenance

ondoho · 09-06-2020, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmoore90638

sudo sh ~/Download/crouton -t xfce
Can't open /home/chronos/users/download/crouton

Something's wrong here.
It should be either Download or download, not both. Linux is case-sensitive.

beachboy2 · 09-06-2020, 04:45 AM

cmoore90638,

As per sgosnell, the correct folder is Downloads and the command is:

Code:

sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -e -t xfce

according to:

https://www.howtogeek.com/162120/how...-with-crouton/

If you have downloaded the crouton file to Desktop or other location, then change the command accordingly.