Unattended Remote Desktop in Chrome OS Linux

Remoting into a Chromebook is currently only possible by someone on a Chromebook giving permissions to a remote user. However, it is possible to get unattended access to the Linux portion of Chrome OS.

This is accomplished by installing a Linux desktop, Chrome for Linux and then setting up Chrome Remote Desktop on the Linux portion of Chrome OS. Check out the video to see the entire process.

Helpful Linux commands: lscpu - Lets you check what CPU type you have. sudo apt-get install lxde - Install a LXDE desktop for use when you remote access into Chrome OS sudo apt-get install xfce4 - Install a XFCE desktop for use when you remote access into Chrome OS sudo gpasswd -a YourUserName netdev - In case you get netdev errors after installing lxde

Time stamps 0:00 Intro 0:50 Quick explanation of how to do this 1:06 Do you have an ARM or x86 Chromebook? 1:34 Installing the Linux desktop 2:31 Installing the Linux version of Chrome OS 3:41 Setting up Chrome Remote Desktop 6:06 Before remoting into your chromebook do this 6:39 Logging into your Linux install with Remote Desktop 7:26 Things to know 8:14 Closing thoughts ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LdxFz-5OJk