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  Linux on a Chromebook just got easier: BodhiLinux RS Wood  <rswood@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-21 12:19 +0000

#652 — Linux on a Chromebook just got easier: BodhiLinux

From the "Chrome is the system you use to install Linux" department:
Title: Improvements to Bodhi's Chromebook Support
Author: Jeff Hoogland
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:42:00 -0500
Link: http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2014/02/improvements-to-bodhis-chromebook.html

Just a quick update to let folks know about a few updates our special
installers for Bodhi Linux on Chromebook hardware.

Acer C720 Chromebook
I've updated the special ISO image for the Acer C720 which I give
instructions for installing here[1]. Updates to the disc include fully
functional suspend, automatic audio switching over HDMI[2], and an E17
profile that enables all the function keys on the Chromebook to work as
expected:
[image 3][3]
You will note in my screen shot above that there is also a bluetooth icon on
the system tray. I've opted not to include this by default because I know
many won't have a need for it. If you want to use the bluetooth on your C720
simply run the command:
sudo apt-get install blueman
And then use the GUI that is installed to connect to/interact with your blue
tooth devices.
Samsung ARM Chromebook
Find instructions for installing Bodhi on the Samsung ARM Chromebook here[4].
While I was busy implementing many improvements to the Debian Wheezy based
ARM file system, one of our forum members [5]had been working on a Debian
Jessie based file system. Late last month he finished it up to essentially
get the hardware fully functional under a true Linux OS!
When you run our installer script you are now asked if you want to use the
stable or testing release - I would highly recommend selecting the testing
release at this point. It includes the same Chromebook specific profile I
pictured above for the Acer as well as full OpenGLES support.
The installer script now provides detection for a previous install on the
target disc and over writes it (as opposed to making the user manually remove
their old install). Another new feature of the installer is support for
different install targets. Simply provide the install target as the first
argument for the installer script and you can easily run Bodhi on your
Samsung Chromebook from a USB flash drive or SD card.
HP 14 and Lenovo X131e

Also - nothing for these guys yet, but I am hoping to pick up an HP 14
sometime this week and get Bodhi going on it. Our same team member who did
all of the wonderful improvements to the Jessie filesystem for the Samsung
recently picked up a Lenovo X131e and has started work on dual booting this
with Bodhi. I will post updates about these when we have something
substantial to share.

Wrapping Up
As always, if you run into any issues please open a support request on our
user forums[6] as opposed to posting a comment below.
~Jeff Hoogland

Links:
[1]: http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2014/01/howto-bodhi-linux-on-acer-c720.html (link)
[2]: http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2014/02/howto-switch-to-hdmi-audio-out.html (link)
[3]: http://enlightenment.org/ss/e-52fbc8717b7551.55435849.jpg (link)
[4]: http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2014/01/howto-bodhi-linux-on-samsung-arm.html (link)
[5]: http://forums.bodhilinux.com/index.php?/user/5460-seekamp/ (link)
[6]: http://forums.bodhilinux.com/ (link)

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