by ray | Apr 2, 2017 | Linux / Ubuntu
About chmod chmod is used to change the permissions of filesor directories. Overview On Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, there is a set of rules for each file which defines who can access that file, and how they can access it. These rules are called file...
by ray | Apr 2, 2017 | Chromebooks
It looks like the Chrome OS developers are sneaking updates for the Play Store into more Chromebooks. Likely added in the latest Beta Channel update, we are seeing multiple devices with Android App support in Beta via a quick little method that works easily. We’ve...
by ray | Apr 2, 2017 | Chromebooks
Put your Chromebook into “Developer Mode” and you’ll get full root access, including the ability to modify your Chromebook’s system files. This is often used to install a full Linux system with something like Crouton. Developer Mode has other uses, too. You don’t have...
by ray | Apr 2, 2017 | Android, Chromebooks
Android — and 1,000,000+ apps — on your Chromebook is awesome. But not every Chromebook is going to get updated to have Google Play and Android apps. And most of the ones that will are in a long testing process. We all hate waiting. And we all hate updates that break...
by ray | Apr 2, 2017 | Android, Chromebooks
Google’s Chrome OS includes a shell environment known as Chrome Shell, or “crosh” for short. Crosh includes several terminal commands that can be used on all Chromebooks, even if developer mode isn’t enabled. Crosh includes commands for connecting to SSH servers,...