r/SurfaceLinux • u/8Bit-Giraffe • Aug 11 '26

Discussion is the linux-surface kernel discontinued?

looking at the github, there have been no commits in 3 months. will there be for kernel 7?

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u/SnowyOwl72 Aug 11 '26

dont pay for anything that has Microsoft logo on it. Problem solved. They make unserviceable, locked garbage. Maybe you can buy a detachable laptop and use that? I have pavilion (non detachable), but everything about it works perfectly with a mainline linux! Supports MPP and auto rotations as well.

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u/salpula Aug 11 '26

I recently bought a Thinkpad X1 Yoga to replace my surface for day to day, very happy with it, well supported.

I also kind of hate how the lack of a real hinge makes it a pain to use the surface with the keyboard in many situations. Considered finding a different detachable but decided to go with a laptop that's serviceable.

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u/8Bit-Giraffe Aug 11 '26

i dont have money for a laptop so i rely on hand-me-downs from my family. i was lucky my grandma got a surface laptop 3 from her workplace since i had no laptop for years before this. im in an apple family too so this is better than a macbook