
You can restore the backup later with the following command: This will create an archive in the current directory with your chroot’s files in it. Run the following command to back up a Crouton chroot, replacing “name” with the name of the chroot. Sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -r trusty -t lxde,xiwi -n testchroot For example, the following command would create a new chroot named testchroot with the LXDE desktop: To create a new chroot after you’ve already created one with Crouton, run the Crouton installer script again and add -n to the command. Sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -u -e -n nameĬrouton allows you to create multiple chroots, so you can experiment with different Linux desktops and distributions. For example, to update an existing chroot and add encryption, you’d use the same command as above, but add an -e:


You can also re-run the Crouton installer script with the -e switch to encrypt an existing chroot. When installing a Crouton chroot with the installer script, add -e to the command to encrypt your chroot.
