How To: Install Google Chrome OS (Just gone Open Source!)

On the 20th November Chromium OS went open source, meaning we can now play around with it! Unfortunately, I was on holiday until now, so I've only just downloaded a copy and got mine working. Here's how it's done.

1) Download VirtualBox and install it to your machine.

2) Download the Chromium file [url="http://gdgt.com/google/chrome-os/download/[/url]

Note: At this point you may see their set of instructions, but please keep following mine, as I can go a bit more in depth to some of the settings so you won't have any network problems like some of the commenters have had.

3) Unzip the file

4) Run VirtualBox AS AN ADMINISTRATOR - close the registration, it's unnecessary

5) Click "New", "Next" then name it Chrome and select the OS type "Linux" and the version as "Debian"

6) Click "Next", then choose how much virtual RAM to give it. Then click "Next"

7) Select "Use existing hard disk" and locate the Chromium file you unzipped

8) Click "Next" and "Finish"

9) Click settings and make the following adjustments:

Under System, Tick Network, and move it to the top.

Under Network, change NAT, to Bridged - and change the adapter if necessary

Click "OK"

10) Click Start, and Chrome will boot! It's blisteringly fast, and once you reach logon, it's your gmail account you use.

However a lot of people are having trouble with that, so thanks to the changes we made earlier, you can logon by typing username "chronos" and hitting enter twice. Once logged on you can sign in fine and get online.

As soon as I am aware of a better fix I will post it.