CASE STUDY – INSTALL CHROMIUM OS PC’S FOR TIWI ISLAND COLLEGE

Google operating system software ‘Chromium OS’

Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most

of their time on the web.

PC Hardware

Google Chrome is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. For optimal performance, we recommend the following system requirements:

Windows requirements

Mac requirements

Linux requirements

Operating system

Windows XP Service Pack 2+

Windows VistaWindows 7

Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later

Ubuntu 10.04+Debian 6+OpenSuSE 11.3+Fedora Linux 14

Processor Intel Pentium 4 or later

Intel Intel Pentium 3 / Athlon 64 or later

Free disk space 100 MBRAM 128 MB

PC SoftwareThis is an open source, meaning it is free. There are so many apps available to choose from. Some

you can buy for a very small amount unlike the cost of software. There are also so many apps that are for free.

Installation steps

*You will need a USB flash drive with at least 2GB of memory on it. It must be one that you don’t mind deleting everything else off of it!*

1. Go here http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/vanilla.php to get the latest version of the Chromium OS.

2. Scroll down and click on the latest build’s icon of a USB stick. This is a pretty big file so it may take some time to download.

3. Be sure to save the file to your desktop or to a folder that you can easily find again.

4. You will need an extraction software such as WinRar (free!) to extract the file you just downloaded. http://www.win-rar.com/download.html

5. Unzip the .tar.gz file you just downloaded in step 2.

7. Once running the Disk Imager program, click on the blue folder to choose the .img file you extracted in step 5. Choose the file letter associated with your clean and empty USB drive, and

click on ‘Write‘. Accept the warning that shows up.

8. Put the USB drive in any computer that you want to test out Chromium OS on. Restart the computer and choose the boot settings before Windows launches. On most machines, this is

done by hitting f12 as soon as you turn on or restart a computer. You have to move quick here and other f keys may be needed depending on your computer.

9. Select the option to boot from USB.

10. Login using your Google account or Google Apps account. Welcome to Chromium!

Desktop

APPS chosen

With Google eBooks, you can use just about any device you own to read any

book, anywhere.

Numerics Calculator

Numerics Calculator is fast and very user-friendly application to make your

calculations easier and faster. It is the leading solution on Chrome Web Store for

variety of both simple and complex calculations.

Instantly returns word definition as you type, plus a quick link to Dictionary.com if

you ever need further detail.

Udemy is a website that enables anyone to teach and learn online. Udemy tries to democratize online

education by making it fast, easy and free to create online courses. Udemy is an open platform, so anyone can build

an online course by posting videos, presentations, writing articles, or

hosting live virtual classroom sessions.

Share your work: Real-time collaboration means work gets done more quickly.

- Access anywhere: Edit and view your docs from any computer or smart phone.

- Upload your files from your desktop: It's easy to get started and it's free!

- Offline access: read your documents and spreadsheets without an internet connection.

Google Docs

Summary

Google Chrome is cost effective as it is free.

There is no need to purchase those expensive software applications.

There are so many range of apps available and so many of these are for free.

The apps are small sizes and are so easy to install and use on the spot.

It works great on windows and does not require such an expensive or high end computer system.