Looking to draw with a pen straight on the screen, and being able to run kubuntu for example so that I can install aseprite for instance I know I could install Linux on a surface, but it may be a hassle?

  • Felix538@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I’m daily driving a yoga x380 and am really happy. Using the pen for quick notes on my professors slides. I use Zorin and Win10 in dual boot but only really use Zorin. Only thing that doesn’t work on Zorin is the HDMI port but I didn’t really bother to trouble shoot.

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    1 year ago

    I’ve bought a DELL Venue 11 Pro 7130 just recently for the same reason. Seems to run Fedora 38 just fine.

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        1 year ago

        You install Linux normally first and then install the surface kernel after. Until then you can’t use the pen and touch is limited. You’ll probably need at least 2 free usb slots on the surface though, one for the isntallation medium and one for an external keyboard. If you don’t have a usb c dock, you’ll need to figure out how to get a linux iso on a usb that includes the surface kernel, which is possible but fairly compicated compared to the usual installation.