2020 HP Omen 15 - Linux Installation and Review

DISCLAIMER:
Please do your research before purchasing any laptop to use with Linux. I am not responsible for any damage to hardware, software and wasted funds. Your hardware might be different from mine, use the tips outlined in this video at your own risk.

I recently bought an HP Omen for myself here in India. We're going to have a look at Linux compatibility for the HP Omen. We'll go over the basic steps for installing and running PopOs.

We are also going to address the speakers issue that I encountered under Linux.

HP Omen Specs:
Model No. en0036AX
AMD Ryzen 4600h (6 cores, 12 threads)
16 GB ram
512 GB Nvme storage
Nvidia GTX 1660 ti

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
01:03 - Regional Limitation for Available Laptop Models
01:48 - Why I chose the HP Omen
03:11 - Choosing PopOS as the Linux Distro
04:37 - Recommendations for Dual-Boot Setup with Windows
06:05 - HP Omen Hardware Compatibility with PopOs
07:09 - Nvidia 1660ti Compatibility & Graphics Switching
08:38 - Suspend and Resume
09:02 - How to Address Speakers Issue
10:07 - Using Pulse Effects to Increase low speaker volume issue
10:58 - My Computer's Performance Settings
11:58 - Thermals & Fan Noise
14:47 - Battery Life
15:50 - Gaming Performance
16:43 - Closing Thoughts

Blog Link:
https://victorianodejesus.com/2020-hp...

Links:
Ubuntu Installation Success Post on Reddit
  / success_story_hp_omen_15_2020_and_ubuntu  

4600H vs 4800H Thermals and Performance - Lenovo Legion 5
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Shrinking Windows Volume Partition
https://pureinfotech.com/dual-boot-ub...

Creating a Linux Live USB
https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a...

PopOS Installation Guide
https://linoxide.com/install-pop-os-2...

Potential Fixes for Activating Bass Speaker similar to HP X360

https://askubuntu.com/questions/10524...

Other helpful speaker information:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/87388...
https://askubuntu.com/questions/89902...

Installing LM-Sensors and P-Sensor
https://linoxide.com/install-lm-senso...

Music:
Your Little Wings by Tokyo Music Walker
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Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/-your-little-wings​
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Proudly Made with Open Source Software:
Pop Os
https://pop.system76.com/

Video Editor - Kdenlive
https://kdenlive.org/en/

Graphics - Inkscape
https://inkscape.org/

Audio - Audacity
https://www.audacityteam.org/

Screen Recording - OBS
https://obsproject.com/

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