[mdlug] Installing Kubuntu on Windows 11 HP laptop

[Carl T. Miller]

If there is any chance you'll want this Windows installation,
make a bit for bit copy of it before doing anything else.

Otherwise pick any of the options and know that this
instance of Windows is gone forever.

You're right.  The Ubuntu installer doesn't make any
changes to the hard drive until you choose the final
prompt.

c


On 11/20/22 10:08 AM, R Kannan wrote:
> All,
>
> Following up on my Kubuntu trial run, I tried installing. Kubuntu 
> installer does not have seem to have an option to resize the bitlocker 
> partion that the laptop came with as the installer does no recognize 
> this partition.
>
> There are basically four options:
>
> Guided - use entire disk
> Guided - use entire disk and set up LVM
> Guided entire disk and set up encrypted LVM
> Manual
>
> When I select Manual it does not allow me to shrink the bitlocker 
> partition.
>
> Is wiping out the current windows OS the only way to install Kubuntu 
> on this laptop? Also the kubuntu installer does not change anything in 
> the partition table till I hit the final install button. Am I right?
>
> Thanks
>
> On 11/15/22 8:24 PM, R Kannan wrote:
>> Meant to send this to the list.
>>
>> Also I found something strange on this laptop, It has some bitlocker 
>> backup system which does not boot into windows if you had booted into 
>> another OS. It thinks may be the system is somehow compromised and 
>> wants you to enter a 48 digit number stored as key in Microsoft 
>> account. Don't know who is the genius who thought of it. Not sure how 
>> it knows I logged into another OS because I booted off a USB disk and 
>> did not install the OS or repartition the hard disk yet.
>>>
>>> On 11/13/22 10:42 AM, Carl T. Miller wrote:
>>>> Very cool.  I hope it all works normally from here.
>>>>
>>>> c
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>
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