Showing posts with label crouton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crouton. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Unknown username "whoopsie" in message bus configuration file (Crouton)

For some time I had this notification "Unknown username 'whoopsie' in message bus configuration file" coming up when I started my Ubuntu-server on my Chromebook via crouton. It seemed not to do anything wrong but hey, I hate to see error messages popping up on the screen and not knowing what it really means.

In my search I've learned that the user 'whoopsie'  is being used for the error reporting daemon in Ubuntu.

System Description:

Toshiba Chromebook 2:
Intel® Celeron® Processor N2840
Intel® HD Graphics
4GB DDR3 1600MHz 
16GB solid state flash memory (eMMC)
13.3" widescreen FHD TruBrite® LED Backlit Display (1920x1080)
Stereo speakers tuned by Skullcandy
Dual array microphone,HD webcam
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 Plus Bluetooth 4.0
Lithium Polymer (44Wh, 3-Cell) up to 9hrs
HDMI® output port
1-USB (2.0) port,1-USB (3.0) port
SD Card Reader + SanDisk Extreme Pro 64GB (95Mb/sec)


Monday, October 5, 2015

Skype 4.3 on Chromebook & Crouton-Ubuntu 14.04

To install Skype on your chrome book & crouton - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, you need to make sure you have added the i386 architecture, (yes I know, a shame Skype hasn't been updated to 64 bit Linux systems) and also enabled the canonical partner repositories in your settings. 

Or to make it simple, type the following command-line instructions in a terminal session. 
(CTRL + ALT + T to start a terminal session)
  • sudo dpkg –add-architecture i386
  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner”
  • sudo apt-get update 
  • sudo apt-get install skype 
Enjoy skype with crouton/Ubuntu on your Chrome book.
Tested on Toshiba Chromebook 2 | Development mode, and Crouton/Ubuntu 14.04.03 LTS.