The Missing Package Manager For Chrome OS. Chromebooks with ChromeOS run a Linux kernel. The only missing pieces to use as a full-featured Linux distro were gcc and make with their dependencies. Well, these pieces aren't missing anymore. Say hello to Chromebrew. In fact, Chromebrew is a simple Ruby script. There's also some Git involved, so we needed both of these things to run it on a bare Chrome OS. We have prebuilt them along with their dependencies to install into your system during installation. So, basically, after installing Chromebrew, you will have fully functional Ruby with Rubygems, Git, and a package manager dedicated just to your Chromebook.

Features

  • You will need a Chromebook with developer mode enabled
  • Documentation available
  • Examples available
  • Build package(s) from source and store the archive and checksum in the current working directory
  • Install package(s) along with dependencies after prompting for confirmation
  • Available, installed, compatible or incompatible packages

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License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Operating Systems

Linux, Mac, Windows

Programming Language

Ruby

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2024-06-24