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Linux on the Surface Go - Bonus: Thunderbird and Time Format
Why Thunderbird displays AM/PM format in Flatpak and how to switch it to 24-hour format with a Flatpak override.
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Projects and adventures.
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Linux on the Surface Go — Bonus: OneDrive with Rclone
Integrating OneDrive on Linux with Rclone — like Windows Files On-Demand, without an official client.
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Linux on the Surface Go - Bonus: Kando Pie Menu
A touch-friendly pie menu launcher for Linux on the Surface Go that fits perfectly into a pen and touch workflow and is installed as a .deb package instead of Flatpak.
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Linux on the Surface Go — Conclusion after a few weeks
Reflection on experiences with Linux on the Microsoft Surface Go after several weeks of use — performance, differences to Windows and a recommendation for interested parties.
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Linux on the Surface Go — Setting up Apps
Strategy for app installation on Linux Surface Go: Flatpak/Flathub as primary source with targeted exceptions for VS Code, Obsidian, Thunderbird, and OnlyOffice.
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Linux on the Surface Go — Windows Hello & Howdy
An honest report on the attempt to get facial recognition via Howdy working on the Surface Go with Linux — and why the IPU3 camera pipeline makes it impossible.
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Linux on the Surface Go — Touch, Pen & Tablet Mode
Configuring touch, pen, and tablet features on Linux Surface Go with libinput quirks, auto-rotate, and on-screen keyboard.
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Linux on the Surface Go — The linux-surface Kernel
Installation and configuration of the linux-surface kernel on the Microsoft Surface Go for complete hardware support under Ubuntu.
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Linux on the Surface Go — Installation & First Impressions
Installation of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on the Microsoft Surface Go with Ventoy and first hardware tests. An overview of working and components still needing configuration.
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Why Linux on a Surface Go?
An experiment in digital independence: Why I'm installing Linux on my Surface Go and what I want to learn from it.