[mdlug] Installing Kubuntu on Windows 11 HP laptop

[R KANNAN]

Meant to CC the MDLUG Group.

On Sun, Nov 20, 2022 at 7:23 PM R Kannan <rk111810 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your pointers. But unfortunately even before I could get
> through the installation, the file system was somehow corrupted and I
> was not able to resize the bitlocker partition. Windows 11 boot would
> not even go through and would not even allow me to enter the bitlocker
> key that I had handy.
>
> So I had to basically clobber the windows partitions and install
> Kubuntu. However I was not having the 'Turn-mylaptop-into-a-brick' fear
> as I used to in older days. Kubuntu seems to be working fine and I may
> not regret clobbering Windows 11.
>
> On 11/20/22 11:36 AM, Bob wrote:
> >     I also found this:
> >
> >     1 About BitLocker recovery key
> >
> >     Please log in to aka.ms/myrecoverykey with your Microsoft account
> >
> >     Find the recoverykey corresponding to your computer name and record
> it
> >
> >     Right-click your locked drive, select Turn off BitLocker, and enter
> >     recoverykey, wait for completion to unlock bitlocker
> >
> >     2 Boot into surface UEFI (after a complete shutdown, press and hold
> >     volume + and power at the same time to power on)
> >
> >     select boot configuration
> >
> >     Find enable boot configuration lock and change it to off
> >
> >     Other systems can then be installed.
> >
> >     ---
> >
> >     Hope this helps
> > Bob
> >
> >     On 11/20/22 9:08AM, 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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