what if I, for example, had a job in Google and I liked Linux so much I install Ubuntu on my Chromebook, would that be illegal/send me to prison?? Or, if I had the job, would I be kicked?? I like Chromebooks because they are so smol and nice. But I don’t know if it’s legal to install a Linux distro on it. Thank you!!
A point that I haven’t seen in the other comments is to make sure you fully own the Chromebook. If it’s on loan from your school, or if it’s provided by your work, then you may be bound by some acceptable use agreement and therefore not allowed to modify the OS.