[WLUG] Crouton Followup

[jlk at osml.eu]

Some things I didn't get to talk about last night.


WARNING: Entering Developer Mode wipes your internal storage.  Check 
Files first!

Advantages

Crouton uses the Chrome OS kernel so no driver problems and everything 
else: services...
Small footprint
It’s fast considering the usual Chrome processors
Everything has been optimized for Chrome OS
You can install it on USB drives or SD cards, or you can re-partition 
your SSD
It runs in a Chrome tab
It easy and fast to switch between Crouton and Chrome OS

Disadvantages

Crouton is a bit clumsy to startup
It’s a script so you’ve got to use a terminal; the Command Line
    sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
Chrome OS updates sometimes disable Crouton, but it easy to fix
It eats a couple of Gb of storage more as you add more packages to 
Crouton
Crouton options are 12.04 LTS, saucy (13.10) and trusty (14.04) and 
Arch
You can’t boot directly into Crouton and !!!importand!!! remember to 
not hit the space bar  Use Ctrl-D.  Hitting the space bar at the scary 
boot screen will wipe your Crouton install

Gotchas

Chrome OS recovery will re-partition the SSD back to factory defaults 
so keep your files on an external SD card or USB drive!
There is no workaround for the boot followed by Ctrl-D
Some Chrome OS keystrokes don’t work in the Crouton tab e.g. Minimize  
Alt+Minus
Crouton is not and cannot be as secure as Chrome OS in verified mode

Crouton vs ChrUbuntu

Crouton runs with Chrome BIOS. Some Chrome Devices don’t support legacy 
booting
ChrUbuntu requires: Some disassembly required to remove write protect 
screw
    Re-flashing your BIOS is not for the faint of heart
    You can brick your Chrome device
    Google ‘chromebook john lewis’
You can run ChrUbuntu entirely from a USB drive or SD but it’s slow but 
so is Crouton on these storage media
But you have to reboot to switch between vs Alt-Tab in Crouton
ChrUbuntu is said to have all the device drivers.  You need to check 
for your Chrome Device.  Check the version of ChrUbuntu available for 
your Chrome Device
My source report no swap so if you run out of RAM expect a crash!

Crouton Central forum
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/crouton-central

Cinammon.
http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2015/06/08/review_toshiba_chromebook_2_cb30_b_104/

Printing under Crouton
https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton/wiki/Printing

Security and Crouton
https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton/issues/93#issuecomment-15812127

No performance hit in Chrome OS from Crouton
https://www.reddit.com/r/Crouton/comments/2zeypz/question_about_speed_with_crouton/

Running servers on Crouton
https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton/wiki/Running-servers-in-crouton

Delete key on Crouton
https://www.reddit.com/r/Crouton/comments/2r3uib/c720_delete_key_on_elementaryos/

How crouton run in a browser window
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JWLvbn4cy-LmQ-K3JeWMD-2yvT08V3lyMhrFilMClP8/pub