Linux for an x86 tablet

Running Linux on an x86 tablet – especially a Microsoft Surface – with a good on-screen keyboard (OSK) experience. This video shows how I researched and experimented with numerous distributions to arrive at a working and (almost) final installation.

The website for the excellent built-in on-screen keyboard is here: https://launchpad.net/onboard

The websites for the Linux distributions included in the video are:

Plasma Mobile: https://plasma-mobile.org/

JingOS: https://fr.jingos.com/

Ubuntu Touch: https://ubuntu-touch.io/get-ubuntu-touch

PostMarketOS: https://postmarketos.org/

Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com/

Manjaro: https://manjaro.org/

Linux Mint: https://linuxmint.com/

You can learn more about Linux Mint and Ubuntu, including how to get and install them, in my review videos here:

Linux Mint 20: my best Linux distribution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vZ_ZAH7LWl-o

Ubuntu 22.04: an excellent Linux distribution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vXKy0tUcFQh0

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Chapters:
00:00 Presentation
01:21 Mobile Linux
04:01 Plasma-Mobile
06:24 JingOS
07:34 Ubuntu and Manjaro
11:11 Linux Mint
1:54 p.m. Boarding (keyboard) in Manjaro
3:25 p.m. Linux Mint final / Embedded installation

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