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Good to hear. My personal use case that tempts me to learn how to build postmarketOS is to have a 7" tablet (arm, currently android) that can be a fast second s

Good to hear. My personal use case that tempts me to learn how to build postmarketOS is to have a 7" tablet (arm, currently android) that can be a fast second screen for my main 13" tablet PC (Intel, Ubuntu gnome) The key part is fast, I've tried the vnc / rdp based options wired & wirelessly and they've been slow, there's recently been some nice explorations into another approach with a postmarketOS device: https://tuxphones.com/howto-linux-as-second-wireless-display-for-linux/ https://tuxphones.com/howto-linux-as-second-wireless-display...

lproven 4y ago
I have read about this tech, yes, but I lost interest as soon as I learned I'd need to use GNOME. I can't stand it. I like traditional menu bars, and desktop iconsm, and a vertical taskbar or panel -- and the top panel in GNOME is an egregious waste of desktop space. JOOI, what Intel tablet do you have that works well with Linux?
- seltzered_ 4y ago
  Huh, for me GNOMEs been a decent fit as a tablet user thats used to trackpad & screen gestures. Part of desiring this tablet and PC paradigm has meant questioning and letting go of traditional PC design aspects, including ones I've been fond of from macos. I use an HP Elite X2 G4: https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/s6k1qr/raised_tablet_pc_setup/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/s6k1qr... It's surprisingly supported Linux well out of the box, and has some more repairability options (and a business-tier warranty plan), just wish it had a bit more ram than 16gigs when occasionally juggling several projects/VMs. There's starting to be more Linux Intel Tablet options (Surface Pro 8 as ihci touch support becomes baked in, Asus ROG flow Z13, Dell XPS 2-in-1 for 2022, etc.) but this turned out okay as a sudden replacement need after my MacBook finally died a year ago. This is pretty much my one and only computer so reliability is crucial.
- seltzered_ 4y ago
  One more thing, conceptually the other intriguing thing about postmarketOS is the idea that someone can have something closer to being a 'backup computer' with a used low-cost Tablet rather than trying to own two fully-featured Laptops or Tablet PCs - to me this makes a decent difference when thinking about long-term or remote travel.

lproven 4y ago

I have read about this tech, yes, but I lost interest as soon as I learned I'd need to use GNOME. I can't stand it. I like traditional menu bars, and desktop iconsm, and a vertical taskbar or panel -- and the top panel in GNOME is an egregious waste of desktop space. JOOI, what Intel tablet do you have that works well with Linux?

seltzered_ 4y ago
Huh, for me GNOMEs been a decent fit as a tablet user thats used to trackpad & screen gestures. Part of desiring this tablet and PC paradigm has meant questioning and letting go of traditional PC design aspects, including ones I've been fond of from macos. I use an HP Elite X2 G4: https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/s6k1qr/raised_tablet_pc_setup/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/s6k1qr... It's surprisingly supported Linux well out of the box, and has some more repairability options (and a business-tier warranty plan), just wish it had a bit more ram than 16gigs when occasionally juggling several projects/VMs. There's starting to be more Linux Intel Tablet options (Surface Pro 8 as ihci touch support becomes baked in, Asus ROG flow Z13, Dell XPS 2-in-1 for 2022, etc.) but this turned out okay as a sudden replacement need after my MacBook finally died a year ago. This is pretty much my one and only computer so reliability is crucial.
seltzered_ 4y ago
One more thing, conceptually the other intriguing thing about postmarketOS is the idea that someone can have something closer to being a 'backup computer' with a used low-cost Tablet rather than trying to own two fully-featured Laptops or Tablet PCs - to me this makes a decent difference when thinking about long-term or remote travel.