In fact, it performed better than a similar Sony laptop (which had more RAM), likely thanks to the SSD. The Chromebook Pixel is aging a bit at this point (it first came out nearly two years ago), but the combination of a nice SSD and a quite capable quad-core i5 makes this a peppy little beast of a laptop. Though, in all honesty, Ubuntu Studio required the least post-install tweaking to get a well-behaving system. I managed to get all three to a point where everything functioned well (touchscreen, Wi-Fi, suspend, etc.). I tried a few different distros using this method: Ubuntu Studio, openSUSE and Debian.
( See here for a step-by-step guide on installing SeaBIOS and getting a distro installed.) It’s not a terribly complicated procedure – any Linux power user will have no trouble doing it – but it definitely requires a few more steps than the other options. It basically involves installing a custom BIOS (SeaBIOS) that will allow the laptop to boot a traditional OS. Click on it to open the Gnome Software Center.This is, by far, the most complicated approach to running a Linux distro on your Chromebook Pixel. Once it's done downloading and installing everything, you should see a 'Software' app in the app drawer. This command installs two packages - the software center, and the tool that allows the software center to communicate with the Debian system. When the Terminal asks if you want to continue, press the 'Y' key on your keyboard, then 'Enter' again. Sudo apt-get install gnome-software gnome-packagekit To install the Gnome Software Center, type this command, then press Enter:
I recommend the Gnome Software Center, since it's easy to use.
This is a rather tedious process, but there are multiple 'app stores' that allow you to find and install these packages without using the Terminal. Sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgrade To update all your apps, you would do this: To uninstall the same app, you would run this: For example, if you wanted to install GIMP, you would type this command and press Enter: To install applications from a software repository, you usually have to find the name of the package you want and run a certain command.
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