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Google makes it easier to run Linux on a Chromebook via a USB drive…sort of…

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Technology and Other Musings; By Jim Lynch
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I wrote a post recently about how Chromebooks were hurting Microsoft, and now Google has made Chromebooks potentially even more appealing by theoretically making it easier for you to run Linux on them. Developer mode in Chrome OS now offers the option of booting from USB, so it might be possible to boot a Linux distro off a USB drive and run it it on your Chromebook.

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