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DIstro recommendations for touchscreen tablet (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.world

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Hello, everybody. I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 that I'd like to install some Linux distro on to use as an eBook reader. Does anybody have any experience or recommendations for a distro that's touchscreen-friendly? Thanks in advance!

Edit: I'm using Linux Mint on my main PC. I like it, but haven't tried it on the Surface yet.

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[–] HouseWolf@pawb.social 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Anything running the Gnome desktop will work fine.

I also had a Surface Pro 3 running Debian + Gnome. I Gifted it to my father for casual web browsing and It's working great for him.

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Thanks!

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 3 points 2 days ago

I've been using the Gnome desktop as well on my Yoga convertible. Has some Android vibes with the menus and the app picker etc. And it works well since Firefox doesn't need any patches for scrolling anymore.

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Just this weekend I took an old Gen 1 Surface Go and put the latest Fedora on it and it's amazing, very intuitive for touch screens. Tried Mint before and it gave me enough issues that I didn't use that Tablet at all for almost a year.

Edit to clarify, I run Mint on my desktop and love it, just didn't really work well on my old Surface Go.

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Awesome, thanks for the feedback!

[–] Diurnambule@jlai.lu 2 points 2 days ago

Should try the surface Linux project. It is great and make surface usable fully on touch screen.

There are thermale configuration available too in their git.

Be aware their is a current bug in the touch system you have to ever write the default values. Here the issue which contain a solution https://github.com/linux-surface/iptsd/issues/171#issuecomment-2359625900

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

While you wait for responses, there is a lot of coverage on this already. Just search:

surface pro 3 linux

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Neat, thanks!