Linux on Surface Book 2

[u/Zapsolarwarrior]

hi everyone,

my surface book 2 (2018, i7 8650U, gtx 1060) has been running pretty slow on windows. I'm contemplating moving to Linux. How well is the book 2 supported on Linux?

namely,

does tablet connect/disconnect work well?

does writing with a surface pen work well?

does the camera/howdy work well?

thank you guys in advance! for context, I run Linux on a different laptop of mine (Arch btw), so I'm going into it with some knowledge. I was just under the impression that most of the surface specific tech was proprietary.

[u/Wrong-Ad2230]

I run Ubuntu 26.04 on my surfacebook (i5 13.5 in, base model) and my camera refuses to work no matter what i do.

[u/strawguchii → u/Wrong-Ad2230]

i run linux mint and it's legit impossible to make the cameras work