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ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide

ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide

By : Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr.
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ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide

ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide

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By: Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr.

Overview of this book

Google's ChromeOS provides a great platform for technicians, system administrators, developers, and casual users alike, providing a seemingly simplistic architecture that is easy enough for a novice user to begin working with. However, beneath the surface, this operating system boasts a plethora of powerful tools, able to rival any other OS on the market. So, learning how to harness the full potential of the OS is critical for you as a technical worker and user to thrive at your workplace. ChromeOS System Administrator’s Guide will help you reap the benefits of all features of ChromeOS. This book explains ChromeOS’ unique architecture and its built-in tools that perform essential tasks such as managing user accounts, working with data, and launching applications. As you build your foundational knowledge of the OS, you'll be exposed to higher-level concepts such as security, command line, and enterprise management. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to perform a range of system administration tasks within ChromeOS without requiring an alternative operating system, thereby broadening your options as a technician, system administrator, developer, or engineer.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Part 1:Working with ChromeOS
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Part 2:Security and Troubleshooting
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Part 3:Advanced Administration

Constantly refreshing tabs

ChromeOS devices can sometimes be resource-limited. No doubt by now you’ve realized that when those resources become exhausted, strange things begin to happen to your computer. One major issue that ChromeOS has inherited from the Chrome browser is the auto-reloading/refreshing of web pages when browser tabs are inactive.

In recent updates to the Chrome browser, some methods that were used to stop the auto-refresh/reload problem were deprecated. However, there are still a few troubleshooting processes that can be used to resolve the issue:

  • Turn off auto discarding:

Auto discarding is a feature that allows the Chrome browser to purge open and loaded browser tabs when a system is low on RAM.

To turn this feature off, launch the Chrome browser and search for chrome://discards. Once there, you will see a list of active tabs and options to stop them from auto-reloading, as shown in Figure 6.9:

Figure 6.9 – Partial output of the chrome://discards screen

Figure 6.9 ...

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