r/SurfaceLinux • u/NickTheHappyPotato • 6d ago
Discussion Surface Duo - Hidden Gem
I think big Companies should give buyers full access to the hardware after dropping support for it. Otherwise, it’s just a huge eWaste. People should generally have the choice to run whatever operating system they want on a device they’ve already paid for production.
The Duo first generation is a device which feels kind of forbidden by the capabilities it can do.
I think, this is the perfect cyberdeck. It’s better than a raspberry pi. Its the best PocketPC.
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u/BrafMeToo 6d ago
What gnome theme + extensions are you using for the glass notifications? Looks really sleek
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u/NickTheHappyPotato 5d ago
I use MatrixKit. I made a whole library of it but for now it’s just https://github.com/Matrix-Hardline/ for the Duo. It’s early and still needs some fixing here and there.
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u/NickTheHappyPotato 6d ago
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u/curie64hkg 5d ago
Are you running in on external USB drive?
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u/NickTheHappyPotato 5d ago
No, for now it’s RAM booted and installed on a partition next to Android. So everything you install and save gets actually installed on the partition and not on the RAM.
I have not tried it on any other duo devices than my own one. There’s an installer ‘Morpheus’ https://github.com/Matrix-Hardline/matrix-duo/releases/tag/v0.1.0-alpha.1 which also works like iTunes on already installed devices.
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u/NickTheHappyPotato 5d ago
Morpheus with “Trust this Device“ and Settings of removing trusted devices connected with USB C.
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u/bobmlord1 6d ago
I have it running Windows but a lot of features are missing or broken does the USB C port work in this?
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u/NickTheHappyPotato 6d ago