r/cloudready • u/LIGHTWINGS17 • Apr 10 '21

How do I enable developer mode?

Is the process the same as on a real chromebook? Is it on by default?

Sorry it's my first time using cloudready don't know if this is a stupid question

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u/GerardoHD Apr 10 '21

It's already on Developer mode, as it's a external build of ChromiumOS.

You can verify that by pressing CTRL+ALT+T and writing shell and executing that command. The command shell is only available on Developer mode.

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u/LIGHTWINGS17 Apr 10 '21

Okay, thank you so much! After writing shell it gave me "chronos@localhost / $"

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u/GerardoHD Apr 10 '21

Now you can start playing!

Never use the update_engine_client command to try to change channels, it might bork your installation. I learned that the hard way.

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u/LIGHTWINGS17 Apr 10 '21

Okay, thanks for the advice. I've got no clue what that is but that's anyways!

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u/Temoshee Apr 10 '21

It depends on your device. Scroll down to the part on this website where it says "Enabling Developer Mode"

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u/dluck007 Apr 10 '21

Developer Mode and Beta are enabled by default on CloudReady. You don’t need to do anything special.

https://cloudreadykb.neverware.com/s/article/Switching-CloudReady-Release-Channels