Run Dmg On Chrome Os

In this post, we’ll cover how to run a SSH server directly on Chrome OS (ie not into a Crouton chroot).

One of the first things I do on any machine (FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X or Windows) is to install, run and configure the SSH server. It’s always convenient to be able to scp from and to a computer, or to log in remotely. Even for workstations.

Using the free Android Studio, you can set up a virtual machine on Windows, MacOS and Linux computers, then run the Chrome OS inside it. You won’t get the complete Chrome OS experience on it but. Chrome OS will give people a way to access the web, run Android apps, and-for a few dollars a month-run Windows and Mac apps, too. What do you think? Have you used Fra.me, Paperspace.com.

Chrome OS is a reasonable if minimal standard Linux installation offering access to iptables and sshd (and openvpn by the way), so it’s as easy to run sshd and to allow incoming traffic on port 22.

Setup

1. If it’s not already done, switch your chromebook in developer mode, so you can execute commands as root.

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Do a backup of your data, as you’ll wipe your current Chrome OS partitions.

On most recent machines, restart in recovery mode (ESC + REFRESH + POWER), then when it boots, CTRL + D to enter the developer mode.

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Hit enter to turn off OS verification. It will then restart. Now and everytime after, you’ll need to do a CTRL + D to boot.

It will then wipe your chromebook and reinstall a fresh Chrome OS version. The process takes 6 to 7 minutes.

Former machines require to use an hardware switch, generally located below the battery. Be gentle with this switch, it breaks easily.

2. Launch a console with the shorcut ctrl + alt + t, then write shell to open a full bash shell (if the shell command isn’t available, you aren’t in developer mode).

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Become root with sudo su.

3. Setup SSH keys :