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Chromebrew
Package manager for Chrome OS
Overview
Chromebooks with Chrome OS run a Linux kernel. The only missing pieces to use them as full-featured Linux distro were gcc and make with their dependencies. Well, these pieces aren't missing anymore. Say hello to Chromebrew!
Prerequisites
You will need a Chromebook with developer mode enabled. To do so, select your device on the ChromiumOS Wiki and follow the instructions listed there.
Please be aware of the fact that developer mode is insecure if not properly configured. Setting a password as instructed in the VT-2 login screen is essential. It is also recommended to enable signed boot:
sudo chromeos-setdevpasswd
sudo crossystem dev_boot_signed_only=1
Supported Systems
| Architecture | Supported? |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | Yes |
| i686 | Yes* |
| armv7l | Yes |
| aarch64 | Yes |
* We can only provide limited support for i686 since Google has discontinued support. Although we can no longer support gui apps, we will try to continue to support cli programs.
Installation
The beta, dev, and Canary channels are not supported and should not be used with Chromebrew. Failure to take notice of this will cause major issues with your Chromebrew installation. See issue #2890 and the FAQ for more details.
Open the terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T and type shell.
If this command returns ERROR: unknown command: shell, please have a second look at the prerequisites and make sure your Chromebook is in developer mode.
Then download and run the installation script below:
curl -Ls git.io/vddgY | bash
On a rooted Google OnHub, the command needs to be run with the "chronos" user. In order to make su work, a password is needed for the chronos user.
# passwd chronos
Changing password for chronos.
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
# su - chronos
Password:
$ curl -Ls git.io/vddgY | bash
Help
Please check out the wiki to find out more information about Chromebrew including helpful tips, resource links and frequently asked questions. Also please check existing issues before submitting a new one.
Usage
crew <command> [-k|--keep] <package1> [<package2> ...]
Where available commands are:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| build | build package(s) from source and store the archive and checksum in the current working directory |
| const | display constant(s) |
| deps | display dependencies of package(s) |
| download | download package(s) to CREW_BREW_DIR (/usr/local/tmp/crew by default), but don't install |
| files | display installed files of package(s) |
| help | get information about command usage |
| install | install package(s) along with dependencies after prompting for confirmation |
| list | available, installed, compatible or incompatible packages |
| postinstall | display postinstall messages of package(s) |
| reinstall | remove and install package(s) |
| remove | remove package(s) |
| search | look for package(s) |
| update | update crew itself |
| upgrade | update all or specific package(s) |
| whatprovides | regex search for package(s) that contains file(s) |
Available packages are listed in the packages directory.
Chromebrew will wipe its BREW_DIR (/usr/local/tmp/crew by default) after installation unless you pass -k or --keep when running crew install.
crew install --keep <package1> [<package2> ...]
Recently Upgraded Packages
| Name | Description | Date Upgraded | Version |:---|:---|:---| | codium | VSCodium is Open Source Software Binaries of VSCode with a community-driven default configuration. | 2021-07-28 | 1.58.2 | | fontconfig | Fontconfig is a library for configuring and customizing font access. | 2021-07-27 | 2.13.94 | | boost | Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries. | 2021-07-26 | 1.76.0 | | squashfs | Squashfs is a compressed read-only filesystem for Linux. | 2021-06-24 | 4.5 | | vala | Vala is a programming language that aims to bring modern programming language features to GNOME developers. | 2021-07-22 | 0.54.2 | | crew_profile_base | Crew-profile-base sets up Chromebrew's environment capabilities. | 2021-07-22 | 0.0.2 | | filezilla | A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find | 2021-06-08 | 3.55.0 | | ncurses | The ncurses (new curses) library is a free software emulation of curses in System V Release 4.0 (SVr4), and more. | 2021-07-19 | 6.2-20210523 | | brave | Next generation Brave browser for macOS, Windows, Linux, Android. | 2021-07-19 | 1.29.8 | | putty | Free Telnet, SSH, and Rlogin clients plus a terminal emulator. | 2021-07-18 | 0.76 |
Latest Packages
| Name | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| b2 | B2 makes it easy to build C++ projects, everywhere. | 2021-07-01 |
| shells | Launch your Shells™ virtual desktop | 2021-06-25 |
| codelobster | Free cross-platform IDE for PHP/HTML/CSS/JavaScript development | 2021-06-23 |
| ltrace | ltrace intercepts and records dynamic library calls which are called by an executed process and the signals received by that process. | 2021-06-22 |
| exodus | Exodus is a desktop crypto wallet | 2021-06-21 |
| snowflake | Snowflake (aka Muon) is a graphical SSH client. | 2021-06-19 |
| fd | A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find | 2021-06-08 |
| rdfind | Redundant data find - a program that finds duplicate files. | 2021-06-07 |
| libcurl | Command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs. | 2021-06-07 |
| pdfchain | PDF Chain is a graphical user interface for the PDF Toolkit (PDFtk). | 2021-06-01 |
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License
Copyright 2013-2021 Michal Siwek and all the awesome contributors.
This project including all of its source files is released under the terms of GNU General Public License (version 3 or later).