XPS Compatible with Linux

Question

I Will get an XPS 15 via my company soon which will come with Windows preinstalled. This is the basic configuration.

Dell W5170151301SGW10PRO - XPS 15

11th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-11900H (24MB Cache, up to 4.9 GHz, 8 cores)

15.6" UHD+ (3840 x 2400) InfinityEdge Touch Anti-Reflecitve 500-Nit Display

I intend to do a clean wipe out to set up my Linux desktop, but anyone has experience running linux on this or similar models? I hope it works well? Asking this particularly because this model does not seem to be ubuntu certified.

Also, I have never used Linux with a touch screen, so want to clarify if anyone has any distro recommendations. Initially I was thinking Feren OS, but read it does not work that well with Linux. Any other popular ubuntu based distribution recommended for this model and screen?

Also, two more questions

Will I have to do any special to set up all the touch screen drivers? Or will they work right out of the box from a live USB?
Which F-Key controls the boot order when booting to ensure it does boot from the live USB
Will there be any issue at the firmware level if I wipe out the windows to replace with Ubuntu or something similar?

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