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There was a guy releasing SeaBIOS ROMs so you can install regular Linux if your device is supported.

The project is dead now, but since your device is older, there's a fair chance it's supported.

I used it for a Chromebox and the process was pretty straightforward.

https://johnlewis.ie/custom-chromebook-firmware/rom-download...

Although he's done a lot of great work those aren't maintained now and they're a bit of kludge in my experience. Mr. Chromebox maintains a coreboot firmware[1] that is really good, and the maintainer is active on r/chromeos.

Chromebook hardware is pretty damn good for running linux, I've had zero problems with this firmware and xubuntu. Everything just works now for the most part.

[1] https://mrchromebox.tech/

I have a Chromebook C710 and C720 (about 5-6 years old) and I flashed the firmware on both. The C710 now runs Windows 10 and the C720 runs Fedora 31.

I'm running Fedora 31 on my C710 too as my daily driver. It's a surprisingly good experience! You've definitely got to manage your CPU expectations.

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