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We're using bionic because it has a more up to date Cinnamon version.

You can skip the keyboard, audio and extension targets but you may need them in the future (you can add them later on though). Sudo crouton -n cinnamon -r bionic -t core,cli-extra,xorg,keyboard,audio,extension Now use the following command to create a Cinnamon chroot and install the core, cli-extra, xorg, keyboard, audio and extension targets for Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic):

Sudo install -Dt /usr/local/bin -m 755 ~/Downloads/crouton Next, install the Crouton executable (which should have been downloaded in your Downloads folder): In Chrome OS press Ctrl + Alt + T to open the crosh shell as a new tab in Chrome, then type: Install some basic Crouton targets in a new Cinnamon chroot using bionic (Ubuntu 18.04) as the Ubuntu version. See this article for a complete guide on installing Ubuntu on a Chromebook using Crouton.ġ.

This article assumes you've already switched your Chromebook to developer mode and you've downloaded Crouton in your Chromebook's Downloads folder. Note: if you close tab in which you run the commands below, remember to type shell after pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or else the commands won't work (you need to type shell if the prompt looks like this: crosh>). Install Cinnamon on a Chromebook with Crouton (Ubuntu 18.04) Related: Crouton: How To Run Linux Applications In Chrome OS Windows Or Browser Tabs (Chromebook) Since Crouton doesn't support Linux Mint, Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) will be used as the Linux distribution on top of which we'll install Cinnamon desktop. Installing Cinnamon desktop on a Chromebook using Crouton is still possible, and this article guides you through this process.Ĭinnamon installed on a Chromebook using Crouton (in Ubuntu 18.04)Ĭinnamon is a desktop environment that's derived from Gnome 3 but using a traditional desktop layout, being the main desktop environment of the Linux Mint distribution. You can read more about Crouton and installing Ubuntu on a Chromebook using it in an article I posted a while back: How To Install Ubuntu Linux On Any Chromebook Model Without Replacing Chrome OS (Crouton)Ĭrouton used to have a target which allowed easy Cinnamon installation, but that's no longer available. Crouton allows installing Ubuntu or Debian in a chroot environment on any Chromebook model, without removing Chrome OS.