Installing Kali Linux in HP Envy x360

[MKPEARL]

Hi 

I am planning to buy a HP Envy x360 Convertible Laptop Customized like below

• Windows 10 Home 64
• 16GB DDR3 - 2 DIMM
• 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
• Intel® Core™ i7-7500U (2.7 GHz, up to 3.5 GHz, 4 MB cache, 2 cores) + Intel® HD Graphics 620

1) Will this configuration support Dual Boot  with Kali Linux?

2) If it does not support Dual Boot whether it will support Kali Linux Hard disk Install?

Please advice

Thanks in advance

[pepe999]

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@MKPEARL wrote:

Hi 

I am planning to buy a HP Envy x360 Convertible Laptop Customized like below

• Windows 10 Home 64
• 16GB DDR3 - 2 DIMM
• 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
• Intel® Core™ i7-7500U (2.7 GHz, up to 3.5 GHz, 4 MB cache, 2 cores) + Intel® HD Graphics 620

1) Will this configuration support Dual Boot  with Kali Linux?

2) If it does not support Dual Boot whether it will support Kali Linux Hard disk Install?

Please advice

Thanks in advance

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Hi,

I believe it supports linux (Kali or any other) but it won't be easy to install it. I'd recommend a pure linux without any Windows especially when Windows are not needed/necessary. Clean install is easy and all you need is to disable Secure Boot (nothing to do with security) in EFI. LiveUSB created via UnetBootin worked for me on my Windows 10 laptop. Now linux only.:)

[clarenceho01]

you should be able to install kali and other linux versions

so far i've always been able to dualboot with every hp laptop even with my cheapest (which is an x360 with celeron).

i recommend you try a distro which is more user friendly like ubuntu or linux mint first even if you want to try kali. i would not recommend kali unless you really need it and as far as know kali isn't magic: recent hp laptops seem to be unable to use wireshark for analysing wifi or create an adhoc wifi hotspot, kali won't fix that, you'll have to buy a different network card (if you can circumvent it, please tell me)

one more thing if you ever try installing something obscure like android x86, you should first try installing it on an empty hdd, then install it on an hdd with a fresh install (where it won't matter if  you accidentally erase the entire drive...)

ps if you can get screen auto rotate working or auto disable keyboard when in tablet mode please tell me how