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I am planning on buying a Chromebook and using crouton (https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton) to install Linux on it. I want to use a normal install of Ubuntu 18.04 'Bionic Beaver' (preferably the "minimal" version). I have never done this before, so my main question is: How close is this to what I want?

• Enter developer mode on the Chromebook


• Download crouton and open the shell


• Run ~/Downloads/crouton -r bionic -t xorg,xiwi,gnome-desktop
  

So, as I currently understand it, this will

• Install the "officially unsupported"-but-still-works Ubuntu 18.04 into the chroot, with


• GNOME ... Is this normal GNOME, or Ubuntu's version? If it's just plain GNOME, how do I get the Ubuntu version?


• Install X-in-a-window as a non-default method of viewing the GUI (with X being default)
  
  
  
  
  • Also, do I need the crouton ChromeOS extension to use this?
  
  
  • ... and how is this used again, exactly?
  
  
  • What is the difference between the xiwi and extension targets?
  
  
  
  

Thanks!

I think there is an easier and more reliable way to install Linux Apps on Chromebooks now: https://chromeunboxed.com/news/installing-gnome-software-center-chrome-os-linux-crostini

The many issues I have seen where users report that a functioning crouton install broke after a ChromeOS update give me a bit of doubt recommending crouton to you. If you absolutely need to install Ubuntu I recommend https://chrx.org/

• GNOME ... Is this normal GNOME, or Ubuntu's version? If it's just plain GNOME, how do I get the Ubuntu version?

18.04 uses Gnome by default. Unity is available but almost obsolete. If you want the true Gnome experience you should switch to Adwaita in Gnome Tweaks or install Fedora.