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      If I can remember correctly, the bootloader is really funky. It can probably be done (considering that ChromeOS is a flavour of Linux).

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        It can absolutely be done, I’ve been running uefi modified Chromebooks for a while, my 12th gen intel Chromebook even runs windows now.

        https://mrchromebox.tech/#devices Nearly every Intel Chromebook is supported and once flashed they boot like traditional computers.

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          Was about to comment this! My Chromebook still runs chrome os but once support runs out it’ll be getting straight Linux

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              Honestly laziness. Setting up a Linux vm works fine for light Linux apps, and ssh/rdp does everything that needs more processing power.

              Given the Google web-drm thing I probably need to start looking at wiping it and putting Linux or FreeBSD or SOMETHING else but just haven’t felt like wiping a working system yet and reinstalling everything.

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      My current one? No, it’s a cb5-311 with 16gb of storage, I could run an older arch, but only leaves 3-4gb after the OS install since no methods replace chromeos on this model.

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      MY CB is eol, so chromebrew is my best alternative. Chrome is sending unique identifiers to websites soon, I don’t need to run firefox because Im stuck on chrome 77, just posting for posterity

    • TheLeechiestLeech@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      This isn’t true. The bootloader and boot process will be the same. This link is about the bundled Chrome (which is also what houses the entire UI/UX for the OS) becoming deprecated as the main browser for the standard Linux flavor one running through the wayland bridge of Crostini.