Every time I use it, I’m delighted with how well Debian runs on Microsoft Surface machines.
I built a name label printer for a recent conference.
£65 for a used Microsoft Surface Go, £30 for a used Brother label printer.
I installed Debian on the Surface ago (and didn’t bother with the Surface-tweaked kernel), configured the printer, and bingo.
Touch support out of the box, Wi-Fi works, good battery life and so on.
I love Linux :)
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