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Definitely - though I can literally take 0 credit for coming up with anything myself....but I am happy to write a quick summary here with the relevant links that helped me out and then if people want something more formal I can do that somewhere too and hopefully u/MrChromeBox will be kind enough to link to it on his site.

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so here goes

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Step 1: Drink a beer or two

You need some steady hands for this but also need to give yourself some confidence before potentially destroying your beautiful £1000 glorified web browser....

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Step 2: Make sure you have the right tools for the job

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Specifically you will need:

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- 2 USB C / USB 2/3 Flash drive (or an adaptor plus 2 flash drives)

- something like the basic tool kit from iFixit

- BUT you will also need a stupid T3 Torx screwdriver for 3 of the screws which isn't included, still it is cheaper just to buy that seperately rather than spring for the full 'ultimate repair kit' from iFixit

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Here are the links for what you need on amazon:

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Basic iFixit kit: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MRNIFR6/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_0fV5BbX0RZQS4

T3 Torx Screwdriver

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B013703EG6/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_CjV5Bb0ZWXH04

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Or this kit actually probably has everythign you need, the ifixit one just has a few nice extras for any future repaires

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00445Y48G/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_WiV5Bb3S6AT6

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Flash Drives

- You need two flash drives, 1 for the elementary os iso to install on the pixelbook at the end and a second one for when you use the awesome UEFI firmware developed by u/MrChromeBox to backup your chromeOS in case everything goes to shit...

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You may be able to use regular USB 2/3 flash drives with a USB C adaptor, but in my opinon since the Pixelbook only has USB C ports, you might as well invest in dual USB C / USB 2/3 drive now as you will end up needing it at some point (I used this for the elementary OS iso and a regular USB flash drive with an adaptor for the firmware backup)

Amazon links:

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- USB C/USB 3.0 Flash drive:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07H24MCRQ/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_etV5Bb6JP78KC

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-USB C / USB 2/3 Adaptor

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B015Z7XE0A/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_muV5Bb0Z1KDDQ

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Step 3: Download Elementary OS Juno and donate some money to the developers

You can get the iso from www.elementary.io and if you don't know how to flash it to one of the flash drives mentioned above, you should probably stop now - but there are instructions on the website and Etcher is a good cross platform tool for the job (www.etcher.io)

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Step 4: Pray to the linux gods, drink a beer and back up any data you care about on your pixelbook

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Step 5: Put your pixelbook into developer mode (fairly safe)

Again, I can't take credit for this but there are great instructions for how to do this on https://mrchromebox.tech/#devmode

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Enabling Developer Mode

>Entering Developer Mode requires you to first boot into Recovery Mode. For Chromebooks, this means pressing [ESC+Refresh+Power];
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> Once at the recovery screen, press [CTRL+D] to enable developer mode, then confirm when prompted. As a security measure, transitioning to/from Developer Mode will wipe out all ChromeOS user data, essentially powerwashing (resetting) the device.
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>Exiting Developer Mode is as simple as following the instructions on the Developer Mode boot screen (usually pressing [SPACE]), but may require resetting the firmware boot flags if you've changed them. As with entering developer mode, exiting will wipe all ChromeOS user data, so if you plan on keeping your device in developer mode, it's a good idea to set the firmware boot flags to prevent accidental exiting and loss of data.

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Nice. I'm also looking to use Elementary with the C720. However I am not getting rid of Chrome OS, and am also not looking to dual boot them either.

I was researching if C720 can just boot from a USB, and sure enough it can! I booted up Elementary OS just fine (although I have to apply patches, etc...)

So I went and ordered one of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FWQTBZ2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

3.0 Tiny Flash Drive with very good reviews in read/write speeds. Planning on just leaving it permanently in the 3.0 slot.

Now I can boot to Chrome OS and or Elementary OS.

I also want to try Lubuntu. Has anyone tried Lubuntu on the C720 with 2GB? I wonder how good LXDE vs. Pantheon DE's are.

Hehe, thanks. Yeah, I should at least learn that one, eh?, even with the App Center coming.

I've been meaning to put together a post asking how to best learn elementary OS (and Linux/Ubuntu), and what I need to learn, and where to learn it from, in order to be competent. For example, should I pick up The Official Ubuntu Book (9th Edition) when it comes out in July? Etc. etc. I'll get to that post shortly, perhaps when the Loki beta comes out.

I have the same laptop! I'm running Fedora on it ATM but most of this should apply to you

• You need akmods and broadcom-wl. Package names might be a bit different in elementary.
  
• Then update, run modprobe in the terminal, and restart
  
• To install those packages, you can either download them on another computer and transfer the .debs on a flashdrive or you can get a USB WiFi dongle for like $10 on Amazon. I use this one and it's saved me quite a few times. elementary will immediately recognize it, and you can connect to your WiFi, install the packages, and then remove the dongle and restart.

For that price why is 720p a shame? Yea, but its available for like $115 on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019ZZBCC0/ref=twister_B01CCGPILA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

> First off, your 1080p doesn't make much sense because Chromebooks (AFAIK) don't have 1080p screens. Don't quote me on that haha.

Nope. Examples:

• Acer: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00NC088EA/
  
• Samsung: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00J49ZH1U/
  
• Toshiba: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00N99FXIS/
  
  The Acer and Samsung models are ARM based (Nvidia Tegra K1 and Samsung Exynos, respectively), while the Toshiba has an Intel processor.

https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Universal-Ethernet-Adapter-GWU627/dp/B004UAKCS6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1511726997&sr=8-3&keywords=wifi+to+ethernet+adapter

There are 4 GB models.

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-C720-Chromebook-11-6-Inch-4GB/dp/B00FNPD1OY

This is the card that is in the Asus that I run the majority of the time. https://www.amazon.com/Asus-AR5B125-802-11BGN-Wireless-AW-NE186H/dp/B00HFFYATK

See my post here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/elementaryos/comments/7zoipc/from_macos_eos_arch_ubuntu_mint_manjaro_debian/duqdvw0/

The machine I got is this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K1IO3QW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thank you!

The easiest solution would be to get USB Expansion Hub, but whenever I've been confined to one USB in the past, I would prefer a keyboard without a mouse vs a mouse and no keyboard any day.

You can use tab and alt-tab to move forward and backwards. And a mouse is mostly useless during setup anyway. You're going to want to be comfortable operating with just a keyboard and a command line terminal, if it comes down to it.

GParted is a Linux based partition tool. Generally, you don't want to format or resize a drive that is in use, so you're going to want to boot from either a live CD or a live USB. Since you're short ports, go for the live CD. If you get the expander/hub thing though this would solve a lot of your problems.

Aside from that, most OS setup pages will have an accessibility area where you can enable the On screen keyboard, if you do decide to go mouse over keyboard.

Regardless if you stay with eOs, you should get a new wireless card for your laptop.

You probably have a killer one installed, and it is shit! I've owned 2 Dell xps 13s, and replaced them in both. You can replace them with this one: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B079QJQF4Y/ref=pe_3044161_189395811_TE_SCE_dp_1

The Intel ac 9260. Works perfectly.

About 20 bucks and install is very simple, just a few screws to loosen and take 1 card out, the new one in..

After changing the card all my unexplainable wifi troubles and hiccups were gone.