Linux on Chromebook?

Hello,

I was wondering if it is possible to run a live linux cd on a chromebook and if so how is it and does it run well? And is it much more difficult than doing so in Windows?

I also a video of Crouton on a chromebook and it seemed really fast. Has anyone used that and if you have how is it? And how does it compare to dual booting on a windows machine? From what I read it seems that Crouton uses the same underlying structure as the Chrome OS and if that is accurate if using it are the systems separate and private? I only saw Crouton for Ubuntu but can other linux be done this way?

Thanks.

 

I meant to write live linux off usb and not cd above. Thanks.

 

There are some videos on youtube.
There is one here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_MuVwJq_XQ

and there is one for Debian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O7B4gZekYg