Cause at this point, I'm considering loading Ubuntu touch on here

Pardon my ignorance, but would loading a forked version of android (like lineageOS or grapheneOS) get around this? I know graphene at least puts all Google services in its own container. Would that allow the rest of the system to run "side loaded" apps? Or is this unavoidable if you use any version based on android?

I worked as a printer/copier tech for 2 years. I've spent the past 2 years since I left that job gaslighting everyone (including myself) into thinking I know nothing about printers. The peace of mind is well worth it