Package manager for Chrome OS
| Architecture | Supported? | Compiler tool |
|---|---|---|
| x86_64 | Yes | gcc 7.3.0 |
| i686 | Yes | gcc 7.3.0 |
| armv7l | Yes | gcc 7.3.0 |
| aarch64 | Yes | gcc 7.3.0 |
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!
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.
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 https://raw.github.com/lovedheart/chromebrew2/master/install.sh | bash
crew <command> [-k|--keep] <package1> [<package2> ...]
Where available commands are:
- build [build package(s) from source and store the archive and checksum in the current working directory]
- download [download package(s) to
CREW_BREW_DIR(/usr/local/tmp/crewby 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 or installed packages]
- remove [remove package(s)]
- search [look for a package]
- 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> ...]
Copyright 2013-2018 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).
Our binary packages are hosted on bintray.
