Google Chromebook and Arduino IDE support

So, I think I might have found a way to install the Arduino IDE on the Google Samsung Chromebook. Google: "Microcontroller Development on Samsung (ARM) Chromebook". The first link should be the website you are looking for. I have not tried this yet, however I believe it should work. Basically, the author suggests installing a Linux OS onto the Chromebook. Once the Linux OS is installed, the user then can install the Arduino IDE. Thoughts? If anyone does try this, the offer recommends backing up the Chrome OS on a thumb drive or flash drive with at least 4 GB.