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WiFi-only flavors of the [Chromebook Pixel](http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/21/chromebook-pixel-hands-on/) have only just started shipping, but if you're already itching to install Linux on one of them, you're in luck. Not only have [kernel patches](http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/21/linux-kernel-chromebook-pixel/) been submitted for the hardware, but Google's Bill Richardson has now laid out exactly how to load up the devices with [Linux Mint](http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/21/linux-mint-turns-14-settles-into-young-adulthood-with-nadia/). Richardson says that part of the Chrome OS BIOS is read-only, so changes to it are generally exclusive to new hardware. Pixel, for example, has been tuned to support user-provided custom bootloaders thanks to an unverified BIOS slot. Unfortunately, Mint doesn't support the laptop's touchscreen and trackpad because it leverages the stock kernel. Adventurous types looking to boot a Tux-powered OS on a Pixel can hit the neighboring source link for step-by-step instructions.
Filed under: [Laptops](http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/), [Google](http://www.engadget.com/category/google/)
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**Via:** [Android Central](http://www.androidcentral.com/chromebook-pixel-might-be-new-linux-ultrabook-you-re-waiting)
**Source:** [Bill Richardson (Google+)](https://plus.google.com/100479847213284361344/posts/QhmBpn5GNE9)
URL: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/23/chromebook-pixel-linux-unverified-bios-slot-custom-bootloader/
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