This repository contains a PowerShell script designed to automate the installation and setup of Chrome OS on Windows environments. The script bundles necessary components like Cygwin, bash
, and tar
to ensure a smooth and hassle-free installation process for Chrome OS development or testing on Windows.
- Automates the installation of Chrome OS components.
- Bundled Cygwin environment with required binaries.
- Configures the environment for Chrome OS development.
- Simple, easy-to-use PowerShell script for Windows users.
- Windows 10 or later.
- PowerShell (pre-installed on Windows).
- A stable internet connection to download necessary files.
- Sufficient storage space for the installation files.
- Download the latest release from the GitHub Releases Page.
- Extract the contents of the release to a folder on your machine.
- Open PowerShell as Administrator and navigate to the extracted folder.
- Run the following command to execute the setup script:
.\install-chromeos.ps1
The following is the directory structure required for the script to work:
C:\
├── cygwin64\ # Default Cygwin installation directory
│ ├── bin\ # Contains required tools
│ │ ├── bash.exe
│ │ ├── dd.exe
│ │ ├── pv.exe
│ │ ├── tar.exe
│ │ └── unzip.exe
├── ChromeOS_Installer\ # Create this directory
│ ├── install.ps1 # The main script
│ └── config\ # Created automatically by script