Install Linux on HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC (partioning help)

Hi,
I've just purchased this notebook in the UK (product number F4T58EA#ABU) and would like to dual boot supplied and installed Windows 8 and linux (Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Mint etc.)
Looking at Disk Management, it's currently partitioned as follows: 400MB Recovery, 260MB EFI System 908.27GB Windows and 22.47GB RECOVERY.
So, I don't have supplied recovery disks as the laptop has it's own recovery partition so my quesion is, if I use the supplied HP Recovery Assistant and choose to create a set of recovery disks, can I then just manually partition the hard drive to my requirements and still be able to return the laptop or re-install Windows 8 later if i needed to?
Also, am I correct in saying the recovery DVD's that are created can be used to re-create all of the the partitions as per when it left the factory?
Many thanks.

Many have this issue, see link below for possible solution http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-Systems-and-Software/Synatics-Touchpad-V7-5-settings-not-saving-after-Windows-10/td-p/5177065/page/2

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