Post #1894249
2026-04-28 17:51 UTC
Has anyone heard of anyone successfully getting a Linux distro running on a Microsoft Surface and maintain the pen functionality?
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@IceWolf@masto.brightfur.net 2026-04-28 17:52
@Rhew@gulp.cafe I know there's a Linux Surface project that provides patched Debian kernels! Unsure how the pens work though. We don't have a Surface (but a Linux tablet with pen support sounds pretty awesome).
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@xerz@masfloss.net 2026-04-28 18:07
@Rhew@gulp.cafe I did, pre-pandemic. I remember back then the new in-house pens were causing compatibility issues, but that *seems* to be fixed nowadays. All you need is a distro where you can put a patched kernel on: https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Supported-Devices-and-Features#feature-matrix