Programming on samsung chromebook

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BanditoBunny picture BanditoBunny · Sep 4, 2011 · Viewed 51k times · Source

I would like to use my samsung chromebook to develop for app engine using python, unfortunately now it is not possible as I only have browser there.

There are online IDE's like codule but they are not good enough yet.

So in this regards I have 3 questions:

  1. Is there a way to hack into chrome os and pull its native linux out
  2. Is there a way to install second OS on the chromebook (I have a new Samsung chromebook not the first one)
  3. Is there any chrome OS extension which can help programming in python for app engine

Answer

Sandeep Chayapathi picture Sandeep Chayapathi · Mar 7, 2013

You can also use crouton to install a chroot jail and then you are free to apt-get install any library that's compiles to armv7.

I have a Samsung Chromebook and I have installed the GAE python sdk , emacs and clozure common lisp for development.

Its super easy to set this up:

I have blogged about my experience here

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