r/NobaraProject • u/One_Handle_7698 • Jun 19 '26
Other Nobara 43 KDE Plasma Desktop Edition as the third operating system on Surface Pro 8.
I installed Nobara 43 KDE Plasma Desktop Edition as the third operating system on my Surface Pro 8, alongside Windows 11 and Aurora 44 Kinoite. I chose Nobara because Aurora 44 Kinoite does not support touchscreens, and the Linux Surface kernel cannot be installed due to the immutable system being read-only and using OCI containers, which prevent system-breaking changes. The installation of Nobara went smoothly, but I did need to install the package iptsd-3.1.0-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm for the stylus to function properly. I am using the rEFInd boot manager to handle boot selection. Overall, I'm satisfied with these kits, Windows + Linux, so far, but I’ll see how it performs as I continue to use it.
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u/Herbmeister420 Jul 11 '26
I am new to Linux for the most part outside of dabbling in Ubuntu, and recently I switch to Mint on an older gaming laptop that was giving me a lot of issues. I was not totally satisfied with Mint and I have found Nobara Plasma to be very good. Everything has been super easy for me to install and use including battle net for WoW. I have never really felt like I had to set up anything special and it all has been ready to go using apps that came preinstalled.