c/unixporn · by HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 19d

Linux on Surface Pro 4

. fastfetch in foot terminal, a program showing information about one's computer. Fastfetch I modified from someone cooler and more talented than i. riff for Spotify. surface-kernel allows touch interface and surface pen to work flawlessly.

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Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 19d (8 replies)

I have a 7 with Cachy KDE on it. It's my usual go-to for "I need a screen".

Camping? Instant movie. Bored? Instant comics/manga. Surface tablets rock Linux.

comrademiao@piefed.social · 3 pts · 19d (3 replies)

3 here, everything but the battery is awesome

HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d (2 replies)

My battery is dying and I got quoted an insane price to fix it.

comrademiao@piefed.social · 3 pts · 18d (1 reply)

Yeah because it’s glued in and it will break the screen when you open it. I’m sure the price isn’t insane since they have to do all that

HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 18d

It's just a pain.

kolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 19d (3 replies)

Did you get the touch screen work flawlessly? I tried Zorin with my SP7, but even with the surface linux kernel properly installed, the touch input was greatly reduced, pen too laggy to draw accurately enough, and you could not turn the hand touch input off, for when the pen is near.

Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 18d (2 replies)

linux-surface works well enough for me to turn comics pages and giggle like a kid using OpenComic, but I haven't extensively tested Krita, no, not much of an artist.

kolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 18d (1 reply)

Thanks for the answer. I have been searching, has anyone gotten it to work well enough as an artist, but so far I have had no luck... the SP-Linux userbase does not seem to overlap that much, with digital artists. Personally I use my SP7 a lot for drawing, so I am still stuck on Windows 10.

Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 18d

I have messed with it as a notebook, and yeah there's no palm protection, I did have some luck plopping a thin notebook under my palm to keep it from triggering it while writing but the novelty worn off.

innocentzero@hubzilla.monster · 8 pts · 19d (1 reply)

Pretty neat rice! Glad to see another rnote user after long.

I didn't know that gnome had support for widgets like the one you show in the first image. What's it you're using?

~~And what's up with the bar lol~~

HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d

I'm using gnome extensions. I'll get a full list when I. Get back to my computer but the bar is an extension called OpenBar

yogurtwrong@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 19d (2 replies)

How well do KDE and QT apps perform on a touchscreen? I am also a surface linux user and I've been meaning to switch to KDE from Gnome. It actually works great but I missed being able to use themes

Flatfire@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 19d

KDE's touchscreen support is great. I didn't ha e a surface but used it for a couple years on a similar 2-in-1 with a pen during university.

HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d

They work fin but KDE gobbles up ram. You have to turn off indexing to get best results.

ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 19d (4 replies)

I’m on the bad end of the Dunning Kruger curve on Linuxy things (I am decent at making my Pis and simple servers and Deck behave, but I still daily drive Windows). This looks like a nice setup for something with a touch screen. What UI is this? Is this “stock” Ultramarine?

HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d (3 replies)

It's ultramarine gnome with a handful of extensions. I mostly use it for touch interface. Ultramarine has a version built of the surface-kernel so it's easy peasy to get going.

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 17d (2 replies)

why Gnome over the Plasma release?

HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 17d

Also, plasma just GOBBLES up my ram. I have to disable a couple things to make it work reliably.

HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 17d

Gnome is more touch friendly. My use case is more tablet than desktop. I'll install plasma later and use it as a desktop when I need it at some point.

k0e3@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 19d

I want this on the X so badly...

nigel@piefed.social · 2 pts · 19d (1 reply)

Do you think this setup would work as a tablet replacement in terms of weight, battery life (under Linux) and UI? It seems like it could and would help me escape Android, but I worry it'll have some obvious in hindsight issue.

HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d

That's kind of what I'm doing. I'm trying to find apps s for a couple things but mostly it's great.

UniversalBasicJustice@quokk.au · 2 pts · 19d (1 reply)

Check out Others By No One for more modern prog!

HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d

Always looking for more music! I'll add it to the list!

leviathan@feddit.org · 2 pts · 10d

Hey, another UM user UwU x3

InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 17d

😍

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 18d (1 reply)

I have a 7 with LMDE and the Surface Kernel, something as shit itself and I'm not sure what, I cant even boot into an LMDE thumbdrive