Questions tagged [chrome-os]

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How do I obtain kernel headers on GKE ContainerOS image?

I need the kernel headers but there is no /lib/modules/[kernel version]/build or /usr/src/[kernel version]. I'm assuming they ripped those out to trim down the image. My use case: I am using bpftrace to trace the kernel using kprobes and tracepoints…
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Caching Chromebooks updates: on premise caching from non proxy-configured client?

Before even attempting to setup something that wouldn't work, I'd like to understand if the following configuration has a logic. Basically we want to stop Chromebooks to steal bandwidth on updates. Google suggests to setup a local web caching server…
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Aws console view differs on chrome os and on windows os

I have this aws account i am using to host some apps. I have an acer laptop which has chrome os and a desktop computer which has windows os. When i login to the aws console on chrome os, it shows me one instance running. I thought it was a simple…
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On Chrome OS in dev mode: mount with exec permission

I'm trying to use a Chromebox as a tiny server. I'm using Linux through Crostini to host the server application. It really seemed like a good idea. Currently, I'm trying not to replace the whole Chrome OS, although it might come to that. I think I'm…
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How to check if Chromium OS vulnerable to Dirty COW?

I'm running some projects on Kubernetes clusters on the Google Compute Engine. The nodes which form the cluster run on Container-VM, a Chromium OS based image specifically designed for nodes on GCE. Logging onto one of the nodes and issuing a uname…
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Can't connect to UniFi APs with ChromeOS ChromeBox

We have recently replaced our aging HP access points with UniFi AP-AC-Pro and AP-Pro access points. They have all been setup and are working well with all client devices, with the exception of a single Acer ChromeBox CXi - attempting to connect to…
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I'm trying to restore ChromeOS from a recovery USB stick and it seems to just power off. Is this normal?

I created a USB recovery stick from the Chrome Recovery Utility, and correctly get to the recovery page where it says "Insert Recovery USB key" and then I do and then it just ..powers off and doesn't seem to come back? Recommendations?
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ChromeOS or a derivative in a virtual machine

I am planning to buy a Chromebook and wanted to ask if you can install and test ChromeOS or a derivative in a virtual machine before investing that much money. I hope I will put my question in the right group and would be very happy to receive an…
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How Do I Prevent User Profile Removal @ Sign in Screen : Chrome Enterprise

Chromebook with Enterprise Upgrade: On the sign in screen I can select a drop down arrow next to a user name and "remove the account" from the Chromebook EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT SIGNED IN. Please tell me I'm missing an Admin Panel security setting that…
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How to install mysql workbench on linux debian 10 (Google Pixelbook)

I first asked this question on StackOverflow but someone told me there that I have a better chance of getting an answer here I am trying to install MySQL Workbench on my Google Pixelbook. It runs Linux debian 10 buster. So I run these commands: sudo…
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Launching RStudio Server from AWS EC2 instance on Chromebook Linux/Debian Terminal

So I was able to install and activate the rstudio-server but I'm not sure how to launch the server so I can start writing and running script through a local host as described in https://indicatrix.org/post/running-rstudio-server-on-amazon-ec2/ with…
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Starting SSH client in Debian Linux on a Lenovo Chromebook

I just want to start an 'active' SSH client but after the following code I get an error: sudo service ssh start sudo systemctl status ssh ● ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; enabled;…
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Is it possible to automatically collect chromebook system logs for SIEM ingestion?

I'm planning to have a subset of end users running Chromebooks and would like to ingest system logs for those devices into a SIEM solution. Is there a way to do this? I see from Google documentation that there's a manual process for retrieving…
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