The idea is that you may be on a weak internet connection and cannot download too much data, but you don't have Crouton and need just some few small packages. Also, you may be on a good internet connection and need just some few small packages. Also, why not to use Chrome OS as a normal operating system?
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<h3>Why does it currently only work on i686?</h3>
<h3>Why does it currently only work on i686 and x86_64?</h3>
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Because it needs Ruby, Git, GNU Make and GCC to work, and I only have an i686 Acer C7 Chromebook, so I can't port this software to other architectures. If Chromebrew will be widely used, I'm planning to raise money on Kickstarter to buy other Chromebooks and make Chromebrew work also on them.
Because it needs Ruby, Git, GNU Make and GCC to work, and I only have an i686/x86_64 Acer C7 Chromebook, so I can't port this software to other architectures. If Chromebrew will be widely used, I'm planning to raise money on Kickstarter to buy other Chromebooks and make Chromebrew work also on them.
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<h3id="howcanihelp">How can I help?</h3>
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If you have a compatibile (i686) Chromebook, you can fork my Github repo and add some new packages to its <code>packages</code> directory if you managed to build them from source successfully on your device. Package recipes are simple Ruby files - here is an example:
If you have a compatibile (i686 or x86_64) Chromebook, you can fork my Github repo and add some new packages to its <code>packages</code> directory if you managed to build them from source successfully on your device. Package recipes are simple Ruby files - here is an example:
