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I am using Crouton script to install Gnome Desktop, as that desktop environment is easy for me to work with, as I am completely blind and thus rely on ORCA screen reader to navigate. However, upon installing gnome desktop, I end up with the outdated Xenial environment, which is no longer supported.

Here is my step-by-step walkthrough of how I install Gnome Desktop using Crouton:

  1. Enable Developer Mode

  2. Download Crouton

  3. Open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T

  4. Type shell and press Enter

  5. Type:

    sudo install -Dt /usr/local/bin -m 755 ~/Downloads/crouton

    Press Enter

  6. Type:

    sudo crouton -t gnome-desktop

    Press Enter

  7. Wait for the installer to complete

  8. Type a username and press Enter

  9. Type a password and press Enter

  10. Retype the password and press Enter

At this point, you can start Gnome by typing:

sudo startgnome

Exactly how do I install the latest version of Ubuntu using Crouton without getting Xenial every time I install Gnome Desktop?

matigo
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  • Crouton only supports the outdated Ubuntu 16.04. Check out this answer for full installation https://askubuntu.com/a/1469237/124466 – Archisman Panigrahi May 24 '23 at 20:06
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    Does this answer your question? [How to install Ubuntu on Chromebook (Google Pixelbook 2017)?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1468964/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-chromebook-google-pixelbook-2017) – Archisman Panigrahi May 24 '23 at 22:09

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This link explains how to choose your version of Ubuntu.

https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/12/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-any.html

After Step 5 from your instructions above and before Step 6, enter:

crouton -r list

for a list of the different distributions. Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa is the latest version that I think is cureently (08/22) available. To install Ubuntu 20.04 with a Unity desktop for example, you would then enter:

sudo crouton -e -r focal -t extension,keyboard,audio,unity

I am not sure you can get Ubuntu 22.04 using the crouton method currently, but I could be wrong.

Cheers!

Thomas McFadden
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  • I get this on step 6? sed: can't read common/cras_messages.h: No such file or directory then it fails. any idea why? – user5888527 Aug 12 '23 at 01:05