Chromebook is a Google netbook which runs the cloud operating system Chrome OS.
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running .x86_64 file on linux chromebook returns error: no such file or directory
I am trying to run a linux game on my chromebook(the game can be found here https://bitbrain.itch.io/cave/download/eyJleHBpcmVzIjoxNjM3MjU1OTkwLCJpZCI6NzExNTc5fQ%3d%3d.hggqT%2fhX%2bV6ybeo2kdXBWZa4xCQ%3d) I have executed the following commands:
sudo…

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Why does my cursor keeps getting stuck and starts clicking randomly?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Chromebook. My cursor keeps being stuck in one place and sometimes it just starts clicking I know that because everything keeps getting selected like when you double or triple-click.
I searched on google first and it said you…

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Google Admin SDK enterprise enrollment
Is there a way to enroll chromebooks using Google Apps Script.
Here are the steps Google gives, but I want to automated the process. I couldn't find any documentation on enterprise enrollment in the the admin sdk. We've already accepted the terms of…

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Text Editor with "run button" that does not have public account
I am teaching 4th and 5th grade tech to some very bright students and I have found they show more interest in typing while coding as opposed to coding activities like code.org. I am looking for a text editor with a run button so they can see results…

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How does one view an html project while working on it in Caret text editor?
I actually have multiple questions about web development with a Chromebook. my apologies if this is long. So far, i have very little knowledge in HTML and CSS and am looking to expand (curious about python currently), but it seems to be very uncut…

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Questions regarding developing a kiosk chrome application
I am asked to build a kiosk application that will be run on chrome books in a school. The basic requirement is to have two interfaces one for principal and others for classrooms. The principal will have rooms listed on its interface and he can send…

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I deleted sudo on purpose and terminal is asking me for sudo passwd
I was getting a lot of errors that I didn't know how to fix everytime I typed "sudo apt-get update" I was kinda new and didn't know who to fix it after countless hours of research so I decided to remove sudo. Now everytime I try to install sudo back…
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How do I deploy apps to an Android phone using Android Studio on a Chromebook?
I'm using Android Studio on a Dell Chromebook. I've confirmed that the adb daemon is running, but when I plug in my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S10e) it is not recognized by adb. Instead, I get a Chrome OS notification saying "USB device detected"…

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Problem with starting unity om chromebook
I have installed crouton on my Chromebook and tried to start up unity but get the following result every time:
Unknown username "geoclue" in message bus configuration file
-su: 1: enter-croot: not found
Unmounting…

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Installing pyspider - "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1
I'm trying to install pyspider on Debian GNU/Linux 9. Tried installing with pip and pip3, checked libevent-dev, libpython-dev, python-dev, distribute, ez_setup, and I still get the following message from pip/pip3 install pyspider:
Command "python…

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Debug an app on Chrome-OS device using Mac
tldr:
I have an Acer Chromebook laptop which can also be used as a tablet. Can I connect it to my Mac as a device for Android Studio?
Detailed version:
I have a Mac on which I've installed Android Studio for developing Android and Chrome-OS…

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What video codecs work on Google Chromebook
I'm trying to put a show on my friends Google Chromebook but the mp4 files show up black when trying to watch them on said Chromebook, audio works fine. I found out that it is a video encoding problem but I cannot find a list of video formats that…

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RAM Disappeared On Chrome OS
I'm on Developer Mode on a 4GB RAM Chromebook and randomly in the last month I've started hitting the RAM limits. I've no idea why. I used to be able to freely browse what I now have to make note of as 'high RAM sites'. I had around 40 sites open at…

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Installing R and RStudio on Chromebook Samsung 3
I have been trying to but struggling to install R and RStudio on my Chromebook Samsung 3. I have it set-up with Crouton with XFCE/Xiwi and use Trusty. I can install R just fine but either can't install Rstudio at all or can get the icon for Rstudio…

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Reliable and simple online IDE for java?
I'm a high school math teacher who just started teaching AP Computer Science A (AKA java) this year. I'm about to start my students on their final projects for the course, but the online sandbox (my students all use chromebooks) crashes under the…