Demo Google Chrome OS Beta on a Virtual Machine

 

My last blog was about installing Google LiveAndroid on a virtual machine (VM). Today I’m blogging about the release of Google Chrome OS beta which is easy to install on a VM using the ISO image.

I downloaded the ISO image from Softpedia, created a new VM in VMware Player, mounted the ISO, and the OS boots right up. I haven’t had time to do a full install but this was good enough to demo Google Chrome OS.

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Demo Google Chrome OS Beta on a Virtual MachineVMinstall.com

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Joe Sanchez

Since 1998, I've been an IT Professional. In this time, I've experienced working as a Help Desk Supervisor, Systems Administrator, VMware Engineer and Manager, Hybrid Cloud & DevOps Engineer and Ops Manager. I'm a published Author of 2 books, Blogger, and IT Infra & Ops VP at Grand Canyon University. I've held certifications as a VCP, CCNA, MSCA, Security+, Network+, A+, SCUM Master, ITIL, and hold an Undergrad degree in Info Technology. I believe creating the best user experience is the top priority. Visit Joe on "LinkedIn". Feel free to leave him your comments below...

11 Comments

  1. James

    Hi,

    I don’t get an ISO from your link, just a tar.gz, which when extracted doesn’t contain an ISO, but the compiled code for the OS.
    Did you create an ISO yourself from these files or am I doing something very wrong.. ?

    Cheers.

    Reply
    • editor

      James, It looks like SoftPedia.com switched their link from the iso to the open source code. Here’s a link on how to convert the code.

      Thanks!

      Reply
  2. James

    Crikey… what an effort to get Chrome working! Think I’ll just stick with OSX for the next 12 months instead 🙂
    Thanks for the advice though.

    Reply
  3. Mike

    Chrome OS is just another rebranded Linux GUI, it would be much better if Google came up with an OS that would directly compete with Windows.
    –

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  4. Marc Henessy

    i installed Chrome OS on two of my netbooks. the Chrome OS works great and its loading time is very fast too.

    Reply
  5. Gabriel Walker

    I have tried using Chrome OS in one of my desktop PC’s, the overall performance is above average to excellent ‘

    Reply
  6. Jack Smith

    i have tested chrome os both at home and at work, it does not seem to be better than ubuntu;;`

    Reply
  7. Courtney Lloyd

    Chrome OS is at par with the current GUI release of Linux,:*

    Reply
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    Reply
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