thanks for taking the time to look this over.
It used to be that one could use Crouton to help install Ubuntu on Chrome OS. I did this years ago. It seems the newer versions of Chrome don't allow Crouton anymore. Just wondering if there's a way to install, say, the Unity desktop running either alongside or instead of the OS that makes with the chromebooks.
Note: I tried the Linux stuff that now comes with the newer versions of Google's OS. But I don't know if that's the answer or, if so, how to utilize it to install Ubuntu.