Try using Crouton to install linux on Google Pixel Chromebook. Do not forget to create recovery media for your chromebook first, then put it into Developer mode. Download Crouton script https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton , thanks to David Schneider . Check what release and target Crouton can recognize Debian Kali Ubuntu Delete trusty with Unity (Ubuntu 14.04) chronos@localhost / $ sudo delete-chroot trusty Unmounting /mnt/stateful_partition/crouton/chroots/trusty... Delete /mnt/stateful_partition/crouton/chroots/trusty? [a/y/N] y Finished deleting /mnt/stateful_partition/crouton/chroots/trusty chronos@localhost / $ Install Ubuntu 14.04 core