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Author: ugrnm <ugrnm@web>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2026 15:43:45 +0100
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**Every Chromebook installation is different, however they all follow the same logic. This is an attempt to make a pattern guide, rather than a step by step HOWTO.** This short guide builds upon all the great work at [mrchromebox.tech](https://mrchromebox.tech) and is meant to be a bit of TL;DR of all the resources there, for people who are already familiar with Unixy stuff and PC hardware, and just want to know what is the overall process.
Motivation
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With Android smartphones, Chromebooks are probably one of the most exemplary materialization of the cognitive dissonance taking place in the capitalist creative destruction driven ICT industry. These computers would not exist without plethora [[FLOSS]] and related projects, and at the same time all this technological openness is by design obfuscated and restricted to create an ecosystem that is as closed as possible, and designed for [[planned obsolescence]]. This approach has been championed by Google and the computer manufacturers producing these devices. Good job everyone 👍
Maybe you're working in an institution and you have several dozens of these machines that are not supported by Google anymore, or you're a family that was asked to invest in a Chromebook for your child to do their homework and the machine is now useless and impossible to sell second hand, or you simply want a new laptop for cheap to use for self-hosting, or main machine.
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Part 1: homework
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