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Linux for Microsoft Surface devices. It is reality! (upload.wikimedia.org)
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I would like to share with you a very cool project that develops drivers for correct operation of Microsoft Surface devices on Linux. I myself use Surface Pro 6 with these drivers and everything works like a charm (battery life is good, cameras work, stylus, keyboard, touchscreen, screen). The developers are gods. From myself, I would recommend using Fedora Linux distribution, as I got the best battery life on it and didn't experience any additional bugs. If you don't like GNOME, you can try spins.

Links to project resources:

Awesome additional resources:

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[-] palordrolap@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Microsoft wants to give Linux a nice warm hug and then squeeze and squeeze and all the warmth disappears this is actually quite a high pressure oh that hurts Microsoft no ow are those needles coming out of your arms I think I hear bones splintering and screaming oh no it's me I'm screaming I'm hearing myself screaming I'm turning into

[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Very poetic description of EEE.

[-] FarLine99@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

☝️

[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Fwiw, this is NOT an official Microsoft release, it's like Asahi Linux, where the community made it Linux-compatible

[-] Boleano@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing!

[-] privsecfoss@feddit.dk 1 points 1 year ago

I applaud Linux on as many laptops as possible. But given Microsoft's history of EEE, bad security practices and multiple and on going privacy violations I would really not recommend using anything Microsoft. If you must use fx Surface I would recommend buying a used one. Or better yet a used Thinkpad or similar enterprise laptop used.

[-] FarLine99@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Security? Maybe. Privacy? Too hard and nonsense to implement hardware tracking to spy on 1% of users without Windows.

[-] privsecfoss@feddit.dk 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Agree on privacy. And why bother when Intel/AMD have their Management Engine (ME) and AMD their equivalent.

But why support a company like Microsoft when they have a long history of prioritizing profit over user freedom (FOSS/EEE), security and privacy?

[-] FarLine99@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Because there is no such well made 2-in-1 device from System76, Tuxedo or some another good manufacturer.

[-] 20gramsWrench@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago

oh lord that pic is unnerving

[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

oh lord that pic is unnerving

Fixed!

[-] FarLine99@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

base

[-] FarLine99@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

😁

[-] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

I'm grabbing a decommissioned surface pro 7 from work today! Just need to order a charger for it, and I'll try this out :)

[-] FarLine99@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wish you best luck. Write here with issues. Will answer if there is internet around 🙂

[-] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

So far so good. I put fedora on it, and starting to play around. Gnome seems pretty well suited to the tablet.

[-] FarLine99@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

It is good! 🙂

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