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--- unix:chromeos:chromeforwork [2022/11/05 17:21] – rodolico
+++ unix:chromeos:chromeforwork [2022/11/07 00:24] (current) – rodolico
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 **Changing to/from Developer Mode wipes your Chromebook**. Be sure you have a backup of important data before doing this. It takes several minutes. After it is through re-initializing the system, you will be presented with the standard setup screen.
-Note that each time you reboot your Chromebook, you will get a warning that "OS verification if OFF" and inviting you to press the space bar to reset your system to normal. You can press Ctrl+D to speed the bypass of the message. If you accidentally press the space bar, all information will be wiped and the system will be returned to standard ChromeOS mode.
+Note that each time you reboot your Chromebook, you will get a warning that "OS verification is OFF" and inviting you to press the space bar to reset your system to normal. You can wait for the timeout, or press Ctrl+D to speed the bypass of the message. If you accidentally press the space bar, all information will be wiped and the system will be returned to standard ChromeOS mode. //Your system is wiped without warning// if you press the space bar!
+To enter Developer Mode
   - Boot or reboot the system by holding ESC+Refresh and press the power button
   - System reboots and gives you an error “Chrome OS is missing or damaged. Please insert a recovery USB stick or SD Card.”
   - Press Ctrl+D to enter Developer Mode
-  - Optional: Disable Google Play Store
 ===== Setup =====
-  - fully charge your chromebook before proceeding, or have it plugged in
+The following instructions are designed to decrease the dependencies and information sharing you have with Google services. You can adjust these to meet your particular needs.
+  - fully charge your Chromebook before proceeding, or have it plugged in
   - Turn on your new Chromebook
   - Click Get Started
   - Connect to a wireless network, then click Next
+    - **Note**: Not sure why, but if you have a USB-C to Ethernet connector, it does not appear to work during the install.
   - Accept and continue. OPTIONAL, uncheck the box that says "Help Improve Chrome OS features" which automatically sends usage data to Google
   - Select "You" from "Who's using this Chromebook". Selecting "A child" will put limits on the features appropriate for children.
   - Sign in to your Chromebook - enter your google account here (generally a gmail account)
   - enter your password
-  - Sync your Chromebook - for most situations, choose No thanks here
+  - Sync your Chromebook - for most situations, choose No thanks here.
+    - In some cases, you have to check "Review Sync Options following setup"
+  - When asked for Google Assistant, choose "No Thanks"
+  - When asked to Connect to your Phone, choose "No Thanks"
   - Google Play apps and Services - Uncheck "Back up to Google Drive" to ensure your information is not stored on Google's servers
   - Uncheck Use Location to block apps from determining your location
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   - Google Assistant, click No thanks (includes app information and Web and App activity)
   - Connect your phone, click "No thanks", sync's information on your phone, through Google's servers, to your Chromebook
-  - Click Get Started (begins a review of your settings
+  - At this point, you should get an "You're All Set" message and you can then review your settings.
+===== Secure the installation =====
+You should be in the post installation settings review, but if not, you can do the same by going into Settings (click the clock, then click the gear box).
+Basically, we're removing all the left over permissions that we may have missed during the install (or that Google overrode). The locations change regularly, so if you can't find a particular item below, use the search function to find it. We normally just go through the entire list and turn off anything suspect, but here are some highlights.
+  - Choose Manage what you sync and turn off anything still on (should all be off if you chose no thanks on Sync your Chromebook above)
   - Security and Privacy
-  - Lock screen and signing - set for either password only, or password or pin)
+  - Lock screen and signing - (set for either password only, or password or pin)
-  - Search - change to DuckDuckGo
-  - Download and install F-Droid
-    - https://f-droid.org/
-    - Download to someplace on your chromebook so we can install later
-  - Optional: Remove Google Play Store
-    - Remove Google Play Store - removing Google Play Store from this system and does not offer you apps you may have purchased on other Android/ChromeOS devices. **Note** we install some apps from Google Play Store store so normally do not do this.
-  - Select Manage your Apps. From here, you can add/remove permissions for each app that is already installed
-    - Notifications - You can turn of notifications from any/all apps
   - Click Accounts
     - choose Sync and Google Services
-    - Choose Manage what you sync and turn off anything still on (should all be off if you chose no thanks on Sync your Chromebook above)
+    - Turn off Autocomplete searches and URLs
-    - Turn off Autocomlete searches and URL's
     - Turn off Google Drive search suggestions
+  - Search - change to DuckDuckGo
+    - Open Chrome web browser
+    - Enter the URL https://duckduckgo.com
+    - Select "Add DuckDuckGo to Chrome"
+    - Follow instructions to make DuckDuckGo your default search engine
+  - Open Google Play Store
+    - Select Manage your Apps. At the time of this writing, you would click on your symbol (generally the initial of your name in a colored circle in the upper left). We will set permissions for existing apps, and allow the installation from F-Droid
+      - Turn off/remove any apps not needed
+      - Notifications - You can turn of notifications from any/all apps
+    - Select Play Protect (again, you may need to find it through the little circle)
+      - Turn off (this will allow you to totally mess up your chromebook if you install something, so only install apps from sources you trust completely)
 ===== Install Apps =====
   - Open Google Play Store
-    - OpenVPN Connect
+    - OpenVPN Connect -- OpenVPN Client for Android
-    - Microsoft Remote Desktop
+    - Microsoft Remote Desktop -- Connect to Windows machines using Remote Desktop Protocol
-    - Chrome Remote Desktop
+    - Chrome Remote Desktop -- Control or be controlled by remote machine
       - Not sure which method to use
         - Chrome Remote Desktop from Store appears to be master only
         - https://remotedesktop.google.com/
-  - Open F-Droid
+  - Install F-Droid
-    - AVNC
+    - https://f-droid.org/
-    - Monocles
+    - Download to someplace on your Chromebook so we can install. Ignore any warning about installing an unknown app.
-    - Jitsi Meet
+    - If it does not automatically install
+      - Locate downloaded APK.
+      - Double Click to install
+  - Open F-Droid. Wait 10-20 minutes for the repository to be updated
+    - Install the following apps by clicking the spyglass. On the first one, you will get a notice about not being able to download and install. Select "Settings", then "Allow from this source".
+      - AVNC -- VNC Viewer for Android
+      - Monocles -- XMPP chat program
+      - Jitsi Meet -- Video chat with Jitsi (https://jitsi.org/)
+  - Additional Software if desired (from F-Droid)
+    - FBReader -- e-book reader. Kind of buggy under ChromeOS
+    - VLC -- Best audio/video program available
+    - NextCloud -- Store your files on NextCloud
+    - NextCloud Notes -- Store/Edit/Create Notes on NextCloud
+    - DAVx8 -- Sync contact and calendar lists with NextCloud
+    - K-9 Mail -- Excellent mail reader for all android/ChromeOS devices
+If you are a computer technician who needs to access machines via ssh or over a serial connection, see [[unix:chromeos:linux|Linux on ChromeOS]]