[mdlug] Installing Kubuntu on Windows 11 HP laptop

[Bob]

   Well, at least you got Linux installed and running
Bob

   On 11/21/22 11:50AM, R KANNAN wrote:

   Meant to CC the MDLUG Group.

   On Sun, Nov 20, 2022 at 7:23 PM R Kannan <[1]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 [2]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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