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Any good Linux Tablet recommendations? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Been trying to find a good tablet for productivity and recreation. Something that can be used for programming (Not web), and something that can play DRM content.

Ideally, something under $1000.

I've already looked at the Librem 11 and am considering it, but I want to know other (ideally, cheaper) options available.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That would be a sweet replacement for an iPad. Is there a distro that gives a more tablet experience?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Anything that offers gnome should be touch ready 😇 I’d go for openSuse TW with gnome

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Nice, thank you!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

https://fedoraproject.org/spins/phosh/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Fedoras kernel doesnt run well on surface and to my knowledge phosh is not well maintained

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Last phosh release was 3 days ago and it should work with any distro on wayland

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

It is a smaller project, but good to hear its actively developed!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Bummer. This seemed like a good solution

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Try ublue silverblue surface images

Here are all the images

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thanks! I don't currently have a Surface. But this is opening up an interesting alternative to getting another iPad once my current one dies

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I was not even able to test onscreen keyboards on KDE as there seems to be no way to force it. didnt try on GNOME. It may be able to work as an ipad replacement, but not always.