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according to Install /e/OS on a Samsung Galaxy S10e - “beyond0lte” :

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so : yes.
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so yes, but uneeded because answer to question (3) is yes.
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CONCLUSION :
because anxwer to question (3) is yes you can proceed without specificaly prior installing stockOS or firmware parts as they are included