Or dual-boot, even. http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-run-both-chrome-os-and-ubu...

discardorama · on March 31, 2015

From that link: "you must download a tool known as Crouton, which will allow Ubuntu to run on top of Chrome OS"

No, I don't want to run Ubuntu on top of of Chrome OS; I want to completely wipe out Chrome.

rogerbinns · on March 31, 2015

Think of it as using the ChromeOS kernel (which suits the hardware configuration perfectly) and then running the Ubuntu userspace (which co-exists with the Chrome OS userspace).

Even if you don't use the Chrome OS userspace much, removing it won't save you enough to make it worth it.

dsl · on March 31, 2015

Yes, there are plenty of howtos on how to do this. The only downside is you have to enable developer mode, so you lose trusted boot.

badsock · on March 31, 2015

It depends a bit on the model, but in general yes you can. I haven't done it on a Chromebook, but I've completely wiped out ChromeOS and ran Arch on an Asus Chromebox (using instructions meant for the very similar C300 Chromebook). Worked perfectly, great little machine. Only hiccup was I had to flash a custom bios.

mattl · on March 31, 2015

Yeah, you can. Usually you unscrew the laptop, remove a screw on the motherboard and you get SeaBIOS and you can install any distro you want.