Installing BeerSmith 2.3 on Chromebook

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As promised here is how you Install Linux and BeerSmith 2.3 on Chromebook.

If you want to install BeerSmith 2.2 https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=628600


1. Enable Developer mode on Chromebook
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a.Press Esc Refresh and Power button
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b.You will see a screen with a yellow orange exclamation point. Press Ctrl+D
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c.You will see a screen saying “To turn OS verification OFF, press ENTER.” Press ENTER to enable developer mode.
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d.You will see a screen saying “OS verification is OFF.” You can either press Ctrl+D or wait a few seconds to boot your Chromebook into Developer Mode.
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WARNING:Enabling (and Disabling) Developer Mode Will Wipe Your Chromebook, Google Does NOT Offer Support For Developer Mode, Developer Mode will leave you vulnerable to attacks.



2.Download the CROUTON scripts http://goo.gl/fd3zc (It should download to your Downloads folder – do NOT rename it in any way).



3.In Chrome, hit Ctrl+Alt +T to get the Crosh command line interface (CLI).



4.In the “Crosh” window, type shell and press to get a bash shell.



5.Type the following command sudo sh –e ~/Downloads/crouton –r trusty –t audio,core,gtk-extra,keyboard,x11,chrome,cli-extra,extension,lxde



This will take about 30 minutes, depending on your Chromebook and internet speed.



This installs Trusty (Ubuntu 14.04)



6.Enter a username, enter a password, re enter your password



7.To start Linux Press Ctrl+Alt +T, type shell, type sudo startlxde



8.To Switch between Chrome and Linux press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Back and Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Forward



Note :Linux may stop working after a Chrome OS update to fix this Press CTRL ALT T, type*shell, and type sudo sh –e ~/Downloads/crouton –u –n trusty


LXDE Linux navigates similar Windows XP



9. Click the “Start” Button
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10. Then select internet and google chrome
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11. Navigate to http://beersmith.com/download-beersmith/



12. Download Linux 2.3.12 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – 64 bit
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13. After Downloading navigate to the Downloads Folder
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14.Right Click the Beersmith file and Select GDebi Package Installer, then click install package.
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15. Enter the password you set up in step 6
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16. After install open BeerSmith
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17. Enjoy!!!!!

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References:

https://www.codedonut.com/chromebook...on-chromebook/



https://www.howtogeek.com/162120/how...-with-crouton/



https://www.howtogeek.com/210817/how...ur-chromebook/



http://bishoptec.com/2013/10/5-steps...-chromebook/3/