By default, yeah it's just running chrome on what sometimes seems like hardware that is overkill for it, but then you have: https://support.google.com/chromebo

By default, yeah it's just running chrome on what sometimes seems like hardware that is overkill for it, but then you have: https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439?hl=en https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439?hl=en It runs a VM that runs LXC on it, and by default installs a debian container you get root to. They also created a X11/wayland bridge so that graphical apps work, even 3d acceleration to some degree, as well as volume mounts from the host, and USB passthrough. I was able to use OpenSCAD on it. You can even install containers of your choice, e.g.: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Chrome_OS_devices/Crostini https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Chrome_OS_devices/Crostini You get a full linux container inside your secure Chrome OS, the main limitation being that you have to use whatever kernel their presumably signed VM uses. All this without needing to disable secure boot or booting into a "developer" mode or whatever.