I put Mint on my Surface Pro 5, it works quite nicely so far. Granted I do “typical” stuff on it like web browsing, email, basic picture editing, and some chats, but for those things everything’s working fine.
The only different part of the install was installing the Surface kernel after the fact: github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface
Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
Great to know! Does the pen still generally work for writing/notes? Also any clue if things work well with the newer generations?
Last I dug into Linux on the SP, it was a 3-4 generation lag on stable compatibility. My tablet is nearing EOL (because the charge port sucks and mine doesnt support USB-C charging as a fallback). If I replace it I don’t love replacing it with something used, 4 years old, that may have a short life.
mrspaz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The pen seems to work fine so far.
They show fairly decent compatibility with newer models: github.com/…/Supported-Devices-and-Features#featu…
Looks like the SP5 - 7 are the sweet spot however.