I have a MS Surface Pro 9 and also use KDE. Does everything i need it to. Just to expand on this answer a bit…
Link to the kernel:
github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface
There are guides in the repo for lots of distros and is easy to get running.
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nek0d3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
I don’t have a Linux supported answer, but I have a Linux friendly answer! I’ve been using KDE Neon on my Surface Laptop Studio, and there’s surface kernel drivers that work nearly perfectly! The only thing I’d say is troublesome is more Wayland than hardware (howdy recognizes IR camera but won’t set up PAM login, touchscreen gets a lot of palm inputs, etc) but overall it’s an amazing experience.
Maiq@lemy.lol 6 days ago
pglpm@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Thank you so much for the great tip and useful info!
pglpm@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
Wow, I didn’t know it was possible to put Linux on a Surface – sort of funny! :) Thank you for the great info. The graphics-tablet screen works well? No problem about Wayland, I’ll use X11. Wayland didn’t manage to work with the touch+pen screen of the X1 Extreme.
nek0d3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
Yeah! The midway tablet mode the SLS has varies on tablet behavior, but the transition from laptop to tablet mode works flawlessly. Those palm issues I have are easily solved by a palm glove, but X11 might work just as well. Pen support is great too. I can build Krita brushes including pressure sensitivity and even tilt angle, and the latency is unnoticable.
pglpm@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Super, thank you so much! I’ll contact them and ask if 32MB RAM could be possible. Looks like a great device