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Chromebook is a Google netbook which runs the cloud operating system Chrome OS.

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Cannot open Ubuntu on Chromebook via Crouton ubuntu.session does not exist

I opened my chromebook today and tried to go to my ubuntu via crouton, but it did not work. I'm getting the following error: chronos@localhost / $ sudo startunity Entering /mnt/stateful_partition/crouton/chroots/precise... -su: 27: [[: not…
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How to actually connect to my vps via Chromebook

I've been trying for a while now to connect to my Digital Ocean VPS via my Chromebook. This is for development when away from my desktop. I'd prefer to use mosh so I've tried downloading mosh and using it. Then I try using Secure Shell and that's…
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How to set the window decorator color on an Android app in Chromebook?

There are many "default" apps that have the window decorator matching the app color theme such as the Youtube or Google Play apps. My app otherwise has a gray bar (the bottom one in the pic) as most of the apps one can download from Google Play…
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Admin SDK Chromeosdevices method

I'm using Google Scripts to maintain a list of Chrome devices on our domain. I'm using the AdminDirectory.Chromeosdevices.list method to get all the information I require and write it to a sheet. I am then trying to write a script to write…
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Is it possible to retrieve a users browser history via the API?

We are moving to Chromebooks in our school and would like to know if it's possible to retrieve the users browser history. Every month we perform a device check in where the teacher physically inspects each students device for anything "suspicious".…
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Chrome App deleting file automatically to create space

We are developing a Chrome App, and using unlimited storage in manifest file. If at some stage storage space is not left on chromebook, and application does more download/file writing then Chrome OS automatically deletes the earlier downloaded…
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Cannot show maximize/minimize rectangle button for window resizing in android app Chromebook?

My app requires resizing "maximizing" screen size (using [] maximize button in top right corner) while running in a chromebook.This button is showing in other android apps like google keep, a sample bare bones app I created by default. However,…
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Available space for Chromebook

We are using the below snippet from https://developer.chrome.com/apps/offline_storage to get the available space on chromebook device. We are using "unlimitedStorage" in manifest file. But on ChrmeBook this is giving us the available space for the…
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Is it possible to enter developer mode on an ASUS Chromebox using an Apple Keyboard?

I have an ASUS Chromebox (CN62), and I'd like to enter developer mode so that I'm able to install other Linux distros, following instructions here:…
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Chrome.identity.getProfileUserInfo randomly returns empty e-mail

We have a Chrome extension, which is used mainly on Chromebooks and heavily relies on retrieving the user's e-mail address via chrome.identity.getProfileUserInfo. This works most of the time, but I've noticed that at random times among our customers…
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google admin sdk retrieve chromebook hardware

I need to retrieve hardware specification from all the provisioned Chromebooks and send it to a server. I tried by developing an extension and deployed it through Google Admin but I will need to specify account id before sending it to the server.…
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Testing NACL application on previous Chromebook version

I want to run chrome os application on the previous version of Chromebook. Please let me know the process to fall back to the previous version.
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Building Chrome Reference App

I am new to chrome app development and had a question on databases. I want to build a reference app for a tabletop rpg that I play. My goal is to create a flat database table that holds all of the information (Thousands of rows) that I can make…
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Why is Chrome OS missing or damaged?

I am using Crouton with Ubuntu 14.04 on my Acer Chromebook 15. My Chromebook was working perfectly fine before I turned it off. Here are the changes I made: I updated chroot to the latest version, installed steam on Wine/PlayOnLinux, and installed…
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Would a Chromebook running Linux handle android studio?

I'm going to get a Chromebook probably with a Celeron processor and probably 4GB of RAM and use it for school, as a replacement for my worn windows laptop, but I'm wondering if I'd be able to run Android Studio and possibly other software on it. I…
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