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Switched my Parents to Linux
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this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2023
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Any trouble spots on the Surface? I have a 2017 model that could use a refresh, but I was worried about the touch screen, digitizer pen, and detachable keyboard.
I recently loaded the latest Ubuntu LTS onto my old Surface Pro and I wish I had done it a long time ago. It works so much better than Windows. Zero issues with any hardware. I don't have a digitizer pen though I remember reading you can load a special kernel if you have any issues with it. Give it a go, I think you'll be happy you did
Thank you, that's great to hear! I'll do it next week.
I put ubuntu on a surface Pro 4, around 2016, and everything worked perfectly without fiddling with drivers back then except autorotate. I'm guessing by now even that works.
Thank you.
The only problem I had was using a specific App (Tidal music). The virtual keyboard doesn't show up so I either have to plug the real keyboard or use the web version of the app. Otherwise its really smooth, way better that it was on windows 10. Touch screen is super responsive, I dont have the pen.
I always have the keyboard attached, so that's not a big deal for me. Thank you for the review.