Someone commented “it’s better to lift the cabinets,” but the person submitting the question is set on a short cut (”the cabinets are staying”), and they wanted to verify a way around it. Of course, if you can cover the entire floor, that’s better.

When I had my kitchen done, the floor was installed before the cabinets. If anyone reading this is set on doing that, just be sure special care is taken when installing the cabinets. If the floors are not protected, and the cabinet installers aren’t careful, you can end up with dents and scratches all over your new floor.