Provision a new Chromebook linux environment

## Copy the following into the Downloads directory `save-files`

```
# files
.bash_history
.bashrc
.gitconfig
.bash_alias

.ssh (directory)
```

# using Chromebook settings remove and create a linux environment

using Chromebook settings remove and create a linux environment

## Go into the new linux and back up files

```
mv .bashrc to .bashrc_original
```

## Copy the `Downloads/save-file` contents to the root

Copy the `Downloads/save-file` contents to the root

```
# copy the dot files
cp ap/save-files/.* .

# copy the .ssh directory
cp -r ap/save-files/.ssh .
```

## Change the permissions as needed of the .ssh files

```
    # Set public/private key permissions

    # Octal form
    chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
    chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

    # Equivalent literal form
    chmod u=rw,go= ~/.ssh/id_rsa ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

    # Optional: make public key readable
    chmod 644 ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub # chmod a=r,u+w ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

    # Set directory permissions
    chmod 700 ~/.ssh # chmod u=rwx,go= ~/.ssh

    # Legend for literal form
    # +: allow       -: deny         =: reset and allow
    # u: user        r: read
    # g: group       w: write
    # o: others      x: execute
    # a: all
```

## verify can connect to GitHub

```
ssh -vT git@github.com
```

## Check space used BEFORE installing vscode

```
df -h
```

Output

```
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vdb        4.5G  1.7G  2.5G  41% /
none            492K  4.0K  488K   1% /dev
/dev/vdb        4.5G  1.7G  2.5G  41% /dev/wl0
tmpfs           100K     0  100K   0% /dev/lxd
run             1.4G   32K  1.4G   1% /dev/.host_ip
/dev/root       421M  288M  124M  70% /dev/.ssh/sshd_config
9p              1.9G  784K  1.9G   1% /mnt/chromeos
tmpfs           1.4G     0  1.4G   0% /mnt/external
/dev/vda         57M   57M     0 100% /opt/google/cros-containers
fonts           2.8G  2.4G  337M  88% /usr/share/fonts/chromeos
tmpfs           100K     0  100K   0% /dev/.lxd-mounts
devtmpfs        1.4G     0  1.4G   0% /dev/tty
tmpfs           1.4G     0  1.4G   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs           556M  116K  556M   1% /run
tmpfs           5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
tmpfs           4.0M     0  4.0M   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs           278M   16K  278M   1% /run/user/1000
```

# install vscode

https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2020/12/03/chromebook-get-started

## install gnome-keyring for use by vscode

```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y gnome-keyring
```

## download vscode .deb install file

https://code.visualstudio.com/download

Follow instructions https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2020/12/03/chromebook-get-started

## run vscode with verbose output

```
code --verbose
```

## see what is running via `systemctl`

```
sudo systemctl status
```

Output

```
● penguin
    State: running
     Jobs: 0 queued
   Failed: 0 units
    Since: Tue 2022-11-15 01:26:32 EST; 1min 23s ago
   CGroup: /
           ├─user.slice 
           │ └─user-1000.slice 
           │   └─user@1000.service 
           │     ├─app.slice 
           │     │ ├─app-sommelier.slice 
           │     │ │ ├─sommelier@0.service 
           │     │ │ │ └─173 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/../lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --argv0 /usr/bin/sommelier --library-path /opt/google/cros-containers/bi>
           │     │ │ └─sommelier@1.service 
           │     │ │   └─165 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/../lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --argv0 /usr/bin/sommelier --library-path /opt/google/cros-containers/bi>
           │     │ ├─app-sommelier\x2dx.slice 
           │     │ │ ├─sommelier-x@1.service 
           │     │ │ │ ├─170 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/../lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --argv0 /usr/bin/sommelier --library-path /opt/google/cros-containers/bi>
           │     │ │ │ └─193 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/../lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --argv0 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/Xwayland --library-path /opt/goo>
           │     │ │ └─sommelier-x@0.service 
           │     │ │   ├─171 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/../lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --argv0 /usr/bin/sommelier --library-path /opt/google/cros-containers/bi>
           │     │ │   └─194 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/../lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --argv0 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/Xwayland --library-path /opt/goo>
           │     │ ├─cros-garcon.service 
           │     │ │ ├─245 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/../lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --argv0 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/garcon --library-path /opt/google/>
           │     │ │ ├─258 /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
           │     │ │ ├─260 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/../lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --argv0 /opt/google/cros-containers/bin/vshd --library-path /opt/google/cr>
           │     │ │ ├─266 -bash
           │     │ │ ├─550 sudo systemctl status
           │     │ │ ├─551 systemctl status
           │     │ │ └─552 less
           │     │ └─dbus.service 
           │     │   └─206 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --session --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation --syslog-only
           │     └─init.scope 
           │       ├─135 /lib/systemd/systemd --user
           │       └─137 (sd-pam)
           ├─init.scope 
           │ └─1 /sbin/init
           └─system.slice 
             ├─packagekit.service 
             │ └─261 /usr/libexec/packagekitd
             ├─systemd-udevd.service 
             │ └─71 /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd
             ├─networking.service 
             │ └─104 /sbin/dhclient -4 -v -i -pf /run/dhclient.eth0.pid -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient.eth0.leases -I -df /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient6.eth0.leases eth0
             ├─polkit.service 
             │ └─188 /usr/libexec/polkitd --no-debug
             ├─rtkit-daemon.service 
             │ └─184 /usr/libexec/rtkit-daemon
             ├─systemd-journald.service 
             │ └─62 /lib/systemd/systemd-journald
             ├─console-getty.service 
             │ └─132 /sbin/agetty -o -p -- \u --noclear --keep-baud console 115200,38400,9600 vt220
             ├─cros-sftp.service 
             │ └─134 sshd: /usr/sbin/sshd -D -f /dev/.ssh/sshd_config [listener] 0 of 10-100 startups
             ├─dbus.service 
             │ └─85 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation --syslog-only
             └─systemd-logind.service 
               └─87 /lib/systemd/systemd-logind
```

## Check space used AFTER installing vscode and syncing settings for extensions etc - 1.4 gb of space used

vscode and syncing settings for extensions etc - 

```
1.7 gb before
3.1 gb after
--------------
1.4 gb of space used
```

```
df -h
```

Output

```
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vdb        4.5G  3.1G  1.2G  72% /
none            492K  4.0K  488K   1% /dev
/dev/vdb        4.5G  3.1G  1.2G  72% /dev/wl0
tmpfs           100K     0  100K   0% /dev/lxd
run             1.4G   32K  1.4G   1% /dev/.host_ip
/dev/root       421M  288M  124M  70% /dev/.ssh/sshd_config
9p              1.9G  784K  1.9G   1% /mnt/chromeos
tmpfs           1.4G     0  1.4G   0% /mnt/external
/dev/vda         57M   57M     0 100% /opt/google/cros-containers
fonts           2.8G  2.4G  337M  88% /usr/share/fonts/chromeos
tmpfs           100K     0  100K   0% /dev/.lxd-mounts
devtmpfs        1.4G     0  1.4G   0% /dev/tty
tmpfs           1.4G   32M  1.4G   3% /dev/shm
tmpfs           556M  124K  556M   1% /run
tmpfs           5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
tmpfs           4.0M     0  4.0M   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs           278M   64K  278M   1% /run/user/1000
```

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Provision a new Chromebook linux environment #383

Copy the following into the Downloads directory `save-files`

using Chromebook settings remove and create a linux environment

Go into the new linux and back up files

Copy the `Downloads/save-file` contents to the root

Change the permissions as needed of the .ssh files

verify can connect to GitHub

Check space used BEFORE installing vscode

install vscode

install gnome-keyring for use by vscode

download vscode .deb install file

run vscode with verbose output

see what is running via `systemctl`

Check space used AFTER installing vscode and syncing settings for extensions etc - 1.4 gb of space used

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Copy the following into the Downloads directory save-files

using Chromebook settings remove and create a linux environment

Go into the new linux and back up files

Copy the Downloads/save-file contents to the root

Change the permissions as needed of the .ssh files

verify can connect to GitHub

Check space used BEFORE installing vscode

install vscode

install gnome-keyring for use by vscode

download vscode .deb install file

run vscode with verbose output

see what is running via systemctl

Check space used AFTER installing vscode and syncing settings for extensions etc - 1.4 gb of space used

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