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Liberating my Surface with Linux Mint
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this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2025
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One tip: gnome on a tablet is amazing, the best way to use a tablet.
I have a ThinkPad x1 tablet gen 2.
Yoga X1...fingerprint sensor doesn't work but eh...love my gnome!
Many Linux distros have "live" versions that you can boot from without changing anything on your computer. If the live version detects your fingerprint sensor, it will detect it when you install it for real.