![]() Theoretically, this is annoying, but in practice, I don't boot my Chromebook as often as I just wake it up, and when I do, Ctrl+D is a simple routine to incorporate into the process. Some Chromebooks beep after a few seconds to remind you about Developer Mode, making Ctrl+D almost mandatory. You can press Ctrl+D to skip the boot delay. ![]() Running in Developer Mode means that every time you boot your Chromebook, you'll be reminded that you're in Developer Mode. ![]() Your Chromebook is reset to factory settings, but without the default restrictions. When prompted to start recovery, press Ctrl+D on your keyboard. Next, press the ESC and refresh buttons on your keyboard and power on your Chromebook. This assumes you've already backed up any important information you have on your device. To enable Developer Mode, first turn off your Chromebook. The intent of Developer Mode is to allow software developers to test new features, to install a new build of the OS, and so on, but what it will do for you is unlock special features considered to be still in development. Interfacing with Linux on your Chromebook is still considered a beta feature by Google, so you have to opt in to Developer Mode. Enabling Linux also requires that you reserve space just for Linux, so whatever amount of storage your Chromebook has will be cut in half or a quarter (your choice). You'll have to sign back into your laptop and, if you have data stored on your account's Google Drive, then you'll have to let it resynchronize back onto your computer. The process is simple, but it does reset your computer back to its factory defaults. It's deceptive because you do have to backup your data before enabling Linux. If I've made enabling Linux sound deceptively simple, that's because it is both deceptive and simple.
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