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Ereaders are like microwave ovens or a VHS. Most are intended purely for reading novels.
Some high end models with Android and ability to install an apk, or even enable google framework and playstore can run some Android applications.
Some Linux based ones have a limited ability to run user installed Linux programs, but due to RAM, Flash, eink and size it's rarely worth while.
I have totally unpatched Kobo ereaders, a Sony PRS-350, Kindle Keyboard 3 and PW3 all unmodified. I jail-broke a Kindle DXG out of curiosity but now only the sleep cover mod is installed.
The eink ereaders work well, unmodified, to read novels. I have a 10" Lenovo for technical stuff and bought a 7.8" eink Android Boyue Likebook Mars purely for the luxury of a built in Lending Library app, Borrowbox, though I have some other apps on it too. I used KOReader on it for badly formatted ebooks as it can override stupid and the stock reader app for scans of old novels as PDFs.
I use laptop, PC and server running linux.
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