HistoPol

@amunizp
I am going for the most recommended https://etcher.balena.io

ETCHER FOR LINUX X64 (64-BIT) (APPIMAGE)
LINUX
X64

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@amunizp @Linux4Everyone @linux

It has at least two USB ports: one even 3.1, if I remember correctly.

Yes, re/ #LibreOffice and #OfficeOnline - no re/ compatibility and performance.

Excellent.

Just cleaned a stick. Will try your 1st suggestion now.

@Linux4Everyone @linux

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"...that make the install process exponentially more difficult and tiresome. Not only that, but HP has it's own quarks to it. Such as optane memory management, IRST and various proprietary options that need to be disabled while trying to install Linux"

This sounds very serious to me, however, it was 4 years ago - a lifetime, even for BIOS/OS related issues.

Thoughts?

@Linux4Everyone @linux

I hope I don't lose any of the helpful new contacts who responded to my initial question by adding something I found from 4 (!)years ago re/ my PC:

"utsukushii_rei

I'd advise against hp laptops if you can find an alternative it would be much more simple of an install process. Gaming motherboards by themselves have been known to have excessive bios/uefi settings...

@satsuma
Thanks, I'd agree re/ Libre Office or the browser version for 90-95% of the people.
Unfortunately, I do Excel spreadsheet developments, and I'd rather need "Excel 2025." ;)

Apart from that, I do not want to store spread-sheet or doc-data in any clouds for privacy/security reasons.

#Wine sounds interesting. The question is, does it limit performance?

@SmallOther @Linux4Everyone @linux

@SmallOther
Trying a USB stick version is actually an excellent idea!--Maybe I can even access my two SSDs again, which the "very compentent" HP service technician made inaccessible when he tried upgrading the BIOS last week.

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@pyarra

Thanks for the very detailed thread.

"In regards to Office I think you might be out of luck. "

Are you saying that MS Office 365 (64-bit) will not run on #linux.

I have been using the 2019 version of Excel since its ß-version for performance reasons (and often don't have enough).
This is a k.o. criterion for me. :(