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!!

      • be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social
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        I don’t think anyone is going to come smash down your door because you installed Ubuntu. But I don’t know what country you are in and two years ago I wouldn’t have believed Iranian police would kill people over wearing a hijab. So I think you should do it, but I also think you should stay safe.

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        I think most chromebooks allow you to disable their boot security? some even allow you to re-enable it with different keys so that you can have a different trust anchor instead of google.