I Finally Found a Solid Debian Tablet: The Surface Go 2

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  • ExpansionCards

    Reference designs and documentation to create Expansion Cards for the Framework Laptop

  • > As for decent powered charger try one from https://frame.work -- it also has both power and USB-C cords detachable, so you can use any other USB-C you like, as well as custom length (or plug) power cords.

    Uh? That's HUGE!

    I recommend instead a AOHI GaN USB-C PD charger: the 30W is much smaller and sufficient to charge most laptops https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097BWY4WG

    The chubbier AOHI 65W I got when I thought I may need it now sits at home. I also got a USB-C cable with an integrated display to monitor how much the devices are drawing: https://www.amazon.com/Charging-Display-Braided-Compatible-G...

  • linux-surface

    Linux Kernel for Surface Devices

  • Made possible by the Linux Surface project, have been using this on Surface laptop 3s for a few years its pretty great and an active project. https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface

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  • CuteXterm

    Sensible defaults for xterm in the 21st century

  • > Surely you need AHK because Windows is less configurable

    No, because it lets me do remap like having Caps be both Control and Esc - and I do the same with Enter being both Control when used with another key, and Enter alone. My Alt keys are Alt keys when used with another key, or Home/End when used alone.

    > How are you using terminals in Windows? Like you want to SSH from a fresh install, what do I do?

    Install openssh from the windows settings (check https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administrati...)

    I'd recommend the latest Windows terminal from the Microsoft store, or mintty from msys2, but that's just for comfort :)

    > I find Linux superior here, but interested to learn why you're the opposite; maybe I'm doing it wrong

    I like sixels, so I prefer mintty, but even without sixels, I find the Windows experience better: I want cute fonts with ligatures in my terminal. I want proper support of bold, underline, italic. I want multiple tabs. I want to map key actions to everything - like, I want my terminal to change its color profile and font with just 1 key.

    That's very hard on Linux. That's easy on Windows.

    https://github.com/csdvrx/cuteXterm#why-did-you-make-cutexte...

  • cadmium

    Discontinued [Moved to: https://github.com/Maccraft123/Cadmium] (by maccraft123)

  • Agreed. The Lenovo Duet Chromebook is quite nice, and if one ever gets tired of Chrome OS (or once Google drops it, there's already a distribution [1] that supports it.

    [1]: https://github.com/Maccraft123/Cadmium

  • ithc-linux

    Linux driver for Intel Touch Host Controller

  • > The biggest difficulty with a standard desktop GNU+Linux on a tablet is that most distributions are not optimized for easy tablet use - KDE Neon User Edition e.g. does not come with a virtual keyboard preinstalled.

    Ubuntu 22 on a Lenovo X1 Fold gave me the OSK without installing anything - though the touchscreen was not supported by default, the driver is under work cf https://github.com/quo/ithc-linux

  • SaaSHub

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