How to Install Chrome OS on Your PC as a Virtual Machine
Posted on 05. Dec, 2009 by Daniel Cawrey in Tutorials
Note: for download instructions, please see the “Download Chrome OS” link at the top. This is so you can get the latest and greatest version.
Start up Virtual Box, then hit Cancel on registration (if you want). You should see a screen like this where you should hit the “New” gear icon at the top left:
Hit Next:
Create name for the VM, then select the OS Type as Linux, and the version as Ubuntu:
This is where you will decide how much memory the VM will use. This will be dependent on your machine, but be forwarned that using to much will make your system unstable!
Choose the option to use an existing disk, then use the folder button to browse in the Virtual Media Manager for the image:
In the Virtual Media Manager, choose Add:
Find where you downloaded/extracted your image and choose select at the bottom:
You’ll be back at this screen, where you can see the image is loaded, hit next:
Hit Finish:
Hit the green Start arrow, and you are on your way!
Here is the initial screen. You can login using your gmail credentials:
And you’re in! Really, it’s a lot like Chrome Browser. You can hit F8 to look at the different commands, and to shut it down, you are going to just have to close the VM, because there doesn’t seem to be a way to do that yet.
