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this post was submitted on 24 Jan 2024
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Getting a surface pro 8 soon, looking forward to getting Linux on it!
Edit: installed Pop OS on my SP8, had to switch to Wayland and also needed to do some tweaks to get the keyboard to work to decrypt but it's running well so far. I believe you can get the camera working with the proprietary camera stack but it's not a priority for me right now
Beware of camera support. I'd bet it won't work on yours.
https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Supported-Devices-and-Features#feature-matrix
https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Camera-Support
Yup, I was aware of that when I bought it. Annoying but I got a good deal on the 8, and want to upgrade the storage