Convert a Gaming Pavilion 15 to Linux

[ToEr]

Regarding a laptop  HP Gaming Pavilion 15-cx0020no (Prod. 4KF49EA#UUW):
My intention was to run Windows 10, and a virtual Linux (Kubuntu 18.04) guest where W10 is the host.
After testing Virtualbox and Hyper-V (after upgrading to W10 pro) in all possible configurations I do not get sufficient Linux performance (Hyper-V was the better, though).
There is probably no hypervisor that can help(?), so I did decide to convert into a Linux main O/S, hosting Windows 10 as guest (I have very good experience from such configurations on other hardware).
I simply need some good advice how to do the conversion in the best way. Do I need some hard/firmware upgrade? Please give your best recommendations!
P.S. I am fully aware of that this implies some degree of warranty breaking.

[ieee488]

You can have Windows 10 and Linux as a dual boot.

I highly recommend that route.

[ToEr]

The dual boot option doesn't help me since I need having them online simultaneously. Then I would rather use dual laptops but in that case I would need to run Linux on my excellent HP machine, and if I do, it would be nothing simpler than also installing Win10 using VBox. So let's move to installing Linux!

[ieee488]

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@ToEr wrote:

The dual boot option doesn't help me since I need having them online simultaneously. Then I would rather use dual laptops but in that case I would need to run Linux on my excellent HP machine, and if I do, it would be nothing simpler than also installing Win10 using VBox. So let's move to installing Linux!

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I don't understand the problem.

Just install LInux.

[ToEr]

Doesn't accept other boot USB sticks than with a Windows boot file. I didn't find any setting for overriding this in the boot menu.

[ToEr · Accepted solution]

OK, in progress!

The final problem ended up in an errenous/buggy USB boot stick/content. At this moment, though, I am almost convinced that it is easily done to install kubuntu "overall" primarily, discarding present Win10 O/S. I would rather check driver problems, for example, in advance with a live USB running, that the Nvidia 1060 card is functioning well etc. Thanks!

[ieee488]

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@ToEr wrote:

I would rather check driver problems, for example, in advance with a live USB running, that the Nvidia 1060 card is functioning well etc. Thanks!

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Using the live USB doesn't necessarily always work out.

I have an old HP laptop that works okay with live USB of a couple of Linux distros, but takes a very long time to boot when any of the Linux distros is installed.  Couldn't figure out why. Gave up.

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