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Even though the Microbit connects to USB and there is USB support in the Chromebook's Linux virtual environment, I couldn't make it work.

Instead of getting into this long process, just follow the above steps to install. I was disappointed that I wasn't able to use Mu with a BBC:Microbit open hardware board. To complete the installation, you will need to install the following software packages using the following command in your terminal. Google Chrome is not in the default Linux repositories, so if you would like to install it through the Terminal, you would have to add the right repository. For example, I have taught my students to write code for Python's turtle module and execute it to create graphics. I've had great success using Mu and Python as a learning tool. It takes a bit over five minutes to install, but in the end, you'll have access to a really good Python editor for students and anyone else who wants to learn Python. Install it by entering the following into your terminal: $ sudo apt install mu-editor The first application I recommend installing is the Mu editor for Python. Install your first Linux applicationīeing able to install and run free and open source software on a Chromebook can be a real winner for financially constrained school districts. You can install applications using sudo apt install. When complete, you’ll get a Linux (Beta) Terminal window. Allow a few minutes for the Linux (Beta) files to download and install. You can use common Linux commands like ls, lscpu, and top to see more of your environment. Here’s how to activate Linux (Beta) on Chromebooks where it’s available: Go to Settings. And once the drivers are installed, you'll have access to both front and rear cameras from any application that uses libcamera or gstreamer.

Once installed, I could clone the libcamera git repository and build the camera drivers. That was because they had their own prerequisites, and so needed to be installed separately. I did find that not all the required packages installed as part of the provided apt command. SEE: How to create a Linux virtual machine with VirtualBox Again, there are instructions in the Linux Surface GitHub repository, along with commands that can be pasted into the terminal. That means having to compile experimental drivers as part of libcam. Unfortunately the 'almost' all means that out the box there's no support for its cameras. Installing Gallium Linux on a Chromebook from the command line. Linux runs well on the Surface Go it's quick and efficient, with good battery life and support for almost all your device's hardware. Or you can install it permanently on internal storage to replace the original Chrome OS. Install and use the familiar neofetch to get details of your system, checking that the kernel version includes the string "surface". You should now have a custom Linux kernel running in Ubuntu. Checking to see that the Surface-optimized kernel has been installed using neofetch.