Chrome OS on a VM?

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This may be a moot point, but can I run ChromeOS on a VM? CloudReady Home Edition looks good, but is that it? Is Chromium a viable option?

Purpose - Here's the requirement: I want to run a legacy G-Suite account on an OS. Here's my biggest issue: I also want to access it remotely, which is why I was thinking about using a VM on a server.

Alternatives and suggestions - Are there better ways of doing this? Or maybe ditching a ChromeOS or any other Instant OS ( like the now defunct Splashtop OS ) options for Deepin, Elementary OS or something simpler like Q4OS, Endless OS or even ReactOS?

Free options are best, but I'd consider inexpensive one-off costs as well. As far as the hardware, I could even use a Raspberry pi for this, but I think a PC or Mac server's more realistic.

I prefer easy-to-install, easy-to-use ( like ChromeOS ) as well as easy-on-the-eyes, and/or theme-able OSes, but it should be able to run (a) Google Apps-compatible browser(s). Thanks for your help everyone!

ckweb

Posted 2019-08-05T15:38:09.790

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Alternatives and suggestions are best addressed in a separate question. We try to stick to one question per question here. – K7AAY – 2019-08-05T16:11:59.113

2You're absolutely right! I only added that additional portion because some answers may include these, since others may be trying to do the same thing. I figured I may be trying to reinvent the wheel with ChromeOS because I also want to remote into the environment. – ckweb – 2019-08-07T05:00:37.887

Answers

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...can I run ChromeOS on a VM?

Yes, you can! Instructions exist to put ChromeOS in VMware Professional (and VMware Workstation before version 15), to wit:

https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/HEAD/docs/installation_at_vmware.md

K7AAY

Posted 2019-08-05T15:38:09.790

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The NeverWare site now (October 2019) states that the CloudReady image no longer works with VirtualBox aand does not work with V15 of VMWare player due to graphics issues. https://cloudreadykb.neverware.com/s/article/Download-CloudReady-Image-For-VMware

– lonstar – 2019-10-28T19:03:50.420

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The overlay-variant-amd64-generic-vmware project is the closest you can get. Downloadable pre-built images are provided with this project under the "release" tab.

alpha

Posted 2019-08-05T15:38:09.790

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