Does debian work well with surface pro 3?

[Talkativetech]

I was thinking about buying a surface pro 3. As a 2nd computer for on the go. I really hate windows to my core other then for gaming. I just haven't touch windows in like 2-3 years.other then for business. I wondering if I can use everything even the touch screen and volume rockers. 

[TheNuzziNuzz]

I have a surface but I haven't tried it with anything other than windows. It seems you may just be the pioneer.

[vorticalbox]

On Ubuntu, you need to install this 

sudo apt-get install linux-surface

ubuntu being based on Debian so it should be fine

 

Spoiler

https://cd-rw.org/t/running-linux-on-the-surface-pro-3/175

 

[Talkativetech]

1 minute ago, vorticalbox said:

On Ubuntu, you need to install this 

sudo apt-get install linux-surface

ubuntu being based on Debian so it should be fine

 

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https://cd-rw.org/t/running-linux-on-the-surface-pro-3/175

 

So everything works? No issue?

[vorticalbox]

4 minutes ago, Talkativetech said:

So everything works? No issue?

seemingly so. The command does install an unofficial kernel, isn't that hard to install windows again it is all goes tits up.

[Talkativetech]

I hate windows my 2nd option would be android.

1 minute ago, vorticalbox said:

seemingly so. The command does install an unofficial kernel, isn't that hard to install windows again it is all goes tits up.

 

[Talkativetech]

If it did mess up anything*

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

for the price you can get a dell or lenovo

[Talkativetech]

5 hours ago, SCHISCHKA said:

for the price you can get a dell or lenovo

Yeah but for the specs. the surface pro 3 can offer a high powered machine that will not give me issues ! I mean if they had a i3 version. I would get that but i5 fine. 

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

21 minutes ago, Talkativetech said:

Yeah but for the specs. the surface pro 3 can offer a high powered machine that will not give me issues ! I mean if they had a i3 version. I would get that but i5 fine. 

surface pro is good hardware and traditionally MS hardware has ironically been easier to install alternative OS on. I think thats due to IBM and Intel investment in linux. Debian does have a hardware compatibility list, however the challenge is finding someone who has the surface pro who can confirm what that hardware is; you won't get this from marketing material. I mention Dell and Lenovo because they do ship linux natively. There is also system76 which is what I would own if it wasn't for my countries GST/consumption taxes making it unaffordable. https://system76.com/laptops

[Talkativetech]

I would go to system 76 but they don't have a tablets. I am going to see if someone can test this for me. 

[/dev/God/Haruhi]

It should work, I do remember that Wendell installed Ubuntu on it so it should be doable. It has a link to a blog with more info on it http://blog.davidelner.com/dual-booting-ubuntu-14-10-on-the-surface-pro-3/ What should be noted is that using linux with a touchscreen is lackluster at best. If you plan on using it as a laptop with touching it for simple left clicks or drag and drop that works fine, but I wasn't able to go farther than that. Not because it doesn't detect it, but as how everything is not designed to use it. Only GNOME has a really basic OSK, no good way to recognize long presses as right clicks, scaling issues (as there was not too many options for scaling asides using a ridiculous resolution) and probably more things that I didn't seen before I gave up. Linux desktop is simply not there yet for touchscreen.