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Linux on Surface Pro 4 (lemmy.world)
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.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 application for Linux. Showing off my excellent taste in music. Including: the mars volta, Jamestown revival, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, war on women, Sithu Aye and more. riff for Spotify. Rnote, note talkng application. Uses a stylus as main input. Writing says " Whats up fellow nerds?UltrAMARine liNUXSurface Pro 4Surface-Kervel 6.19" surface-kernel allows touch interface and surface pen to work flawlessly.

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[–] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] kolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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.

[–] comrademiao@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

3 here, everything but the battery is awesome

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] comrademiao@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 1 points 1 day ago

It's just a pain.