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Is there any Linux tablet similar to a surface (self.foss)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by away2thestars to c/[email protected]

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Looking to draw with a pen straight on the screen, and being able to run kubuntu for example so that I can install aseprite for instance I know I could install Linux on a surface, but it may be a hassle?

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[–] l4sgc 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I tried a few different linux distros on various chromebooks, and regardless of if you pick a chromebook or another device, I highly recommend you don't get a device with an arm-based cpu. Pick a 2-in-1 that has a normal x86 processor so you don't have to deal with compatibility issues.

[–] away2thestars 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Compatibility with software you mean?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sexual compatibility. Chromebooks are known prudes

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Large instruction sets are better than smaller ones....

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I hear the bus width is actually more important...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Software can be hit or miss on ARM processors, but it's getting much better. If you stick to mainstream distros/apps, you're not going to run into many problems. I'm writing this from a 2014 Acer C720 running Debian, and it does it beautifully. This old thing still gets 10 hours of battery life, and I paid less than $100 for it.

[–] l4sgc 2 points 2 years ago

Yes, I guess @[email protected] is right though that software compatibility for arm is improving, so it really depends on your use-case and workflow. I don't remember exactly what I was doing at the time I just remember the program I wanted couldn't run on arm.