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Hey guys I was wondering if I can install Ubuntu 14.04 on my new HP Chromebook 11. I like the Chrome OS but I would prefer to have Ubuntu on it. I was reading online and somebody said that it only works with Intel and not ARM.

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user289456
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    I think it's possible with some tools like... Crouton ... I find some links with good explanation, So look at it. Link-1 and Link-2 – bud-e Nov 27 '14 at 01:44
  • i see, i gave my answer based on official releases, i never knew that there are other ways or workarounds, thanks for the info :) – younes Nov 27 '14 at 23:41

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Ubuntu Desktop is not available for the ARM arch, but there is a Server version available, which is not suitable for you

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It is possible to install Ubuntu within Chrome OS using Crouton, and this does work on a HP Chromebook 11 as well. It will run as its own little chroot from a terminal command once installed.

There are full explanations here & here & here, but the short version is:

  1. Enter developer mode.
  2. Open a browser tab and download the latest version of the Crouton script.
  3. Press Ctrl + Alt + T on your Chromebook to open a terminal window.
  4. Type shell and hit enter.
  5. Type sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton to see a list of options, or
  6. Type sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -t xfce to just go ahead and install Ubuntu LTE with the xfce desktop environment. If you’d prefer to use GNOME, KDE, LXDE, Unity, or another desktop environment, use the appropriate name instead of xfce in the command above.
  7. Create a username and password when you’re prompted.

Some applications may not play nice with the ARM chip, but the overall experience should be workable.