Actually, Chromebooks have proprietary firmware, without the standard BIOS, so often it's a NO. However, on some of the earlier x86 machines, it is possible to

Actually, Chromebooks have proprietary firmware, without the standard BIOS, so often it's a NO. However, on some of the earlier x86 machines, it is possible to install a more standard boot environment: https://mrchromebox.tech/#devices https://mrchromebox.tech/#devices Because of "security" considerations, the process often requires disassembly of the Chromebook, and toggle of the RW switch (or disconnect of the battery in a specific way), so it's basically much more involved than simply installing Linux over Windows. (There's also a bunch of blogspam which incorrectly tells you how to boot Linux without doing any of the above mandatory steps.) So, tl;dr: if you want good Linux support, you may as well buy a Windows machine than Linux-based Chromebook, ironically!