Hey everyone, ive had some trouble finding much information about whether its possible to get linux up and running on the surface rts. Fix problems detaching, attaching, or typing with your surface book keyboard. To install apache, install the latest metapackage apache2 by running. Cant speak for surface book but the most hasslefree linux distro ive used on a surface device is zorin. In this episode we feature the microsoft surface book 2. Change boot order by drag and drop, usb storage as first entry. Linux on surface rt is not possible, or at least not easy. I am trying to get linux installed on my surface pro 3, but keep running into issues. Installing john the ripper on microsofts windows subsystem for.
I have read that certain keys were leaked that may make it possible, but i havent. I know it is a totally different device, but i have had such bad luck with the sp3 that i am not sure i can consider the sb2. Surface book 2 is the perfect linux laptop thanks to jakeday and qzed first and foremost, big thanks to ujakeday42 and qzed for all the work thats gone into the jakeday kernel and acpi module. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Background why i want a clean install ive owned my surface book for about three months and have experienced a variety of problems. Read complete guide to boot from usb in surface book 2. Yes, you can run linux on your microsoft surface pro. Surface battery wont charge or surface wont run on battery. Wanted to check out and see if any members here have any success. Ive barely scratched the surface here on bash, bash scripting, and the tasks you can.
Boot from the ubuntu server cd and choose english and install. When you see the surface logo, release the volumeup button. Just set up my surface book with ubuntu and wanted to help the community so far touch and pen does not work. You can install linux on the surface devices and even in the latest surface book 2 with the nvidia 10501060. Offa my 16 year old, ive just snaffled emmm inherited, a windows surface tablet. Fun with the windows subsystem for linux windows developer blog. The end goal is having a dual boot windows and linux laptop with the linux side sporting encrypted storage because of gdpr requirements and working keyboard, touchpad, wifi, card reader and touch screen at the very least. Now that we have bash support for windows 10, on the insider program, how does one go about using this to install the following modules, in order to run a web server locally. After booting your usb or cd drive you can turn off your computer and insert the bootable usb in your laptop.
After a lifetime of messing with microsoft and linux the thing i consistently seen from the experience that comes closest to answering your question is this. The windows subsystem for linux lets developers run a gnulinux environment including most commandline tools, utilities, and applications directly on windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a virtual machine. I also found that an external usb keyboard works correctly with it. Join the openoffice revolution, the free office productivity suite with over 290 million trusted downloads. Microsofts surface 3 is a really nice piece of hardware. The archwiki entry for the sb2 has been updated as well to reflect the latest changes, but now its basically everything but the camera works.
Custom apache and php server on macos, the definitive 2019 edition. Install additional software using own gnulinux distribution package manager. Looks like from the revision history of that post they might have fixed that in newer versions of linux andor windows or later surface pros. Carbon or microsofts own surface book 2 if portability is really important to you. Now i could reimage my laptop with linux or dual boot it but having excel. This tutorial will show you how to configure an apache web server for running php applications.
Then again, with 1gb of video ram youd be hard pressed to run such games on the surface book 1 so its not a big loss. My touch pad is working correctly but the problem is the keyboard wont work in this os. This book contains many real life examples derived from the authors experience as a linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. Installing linux on a microsoft surface 3 sean lane. In this series well tackle debian ubuntu mint and fedoracentosred hat separately, because the various linux families are all special flowers that feel they must organize the apache configuration files in their own unique ways. If this doesnt work, go to the bios boot menu and change the boot sequence. Hello, i would like to buy a microsoft surface pro the latest one hoping its possible to install linux with no retrictions and no major drawbacks. After successfully booting your usb stick you need to turn off your microsoft surface book 2 to install ubuntu on it. Surface book keyboard wont work in scientific linux. To install apache on your ubuntu server, run the following command.
Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. We will explain each and every step to install this linux operating system on your microsoft surface book 2. Im writing this article using kubuntu on my surface book. Were you able to dual boot or do a fresh full install. Which means you can install linux on the surface devices and even in the latest surface book 2 with the nvidia 10501060. There are multiple ways in which you can install and set up the linuxsurface kernel. How do i setup an apache, mysql, phpmyadmin and php on. I ran php, apache then nginx, mysql and postgres, redis and others.
Page 1 of 2 convert windows surface tablet to full linux. The hardware is by microsoft designed for an os from microsoft. Surface 3s touchscreen will soon work with linux techradar. How do i setup an apache, mysql, phpmyadmin and php on windows 10 running bash. If its possible to install windows iot core on surface, instead of disabling the uefi, we can copy the key in windows iot core that show the surface windows iot core is a windows os. Thats cool you installed linux in a surface pro, you cant on an rt i bet. I have ubuntu and windows beside this os, but i dont have any problem with them. Ive seen online that some people have been able to install and. The majority of these problems havent been so prevalent or. Performing a standard rhel installation red hat enterprise linux 8. Press and hold the volumeup button on your surface, and, at the same time, press and release the power button. Has anyone installed linux, on a microsoft surface book 2. The other thing that doesnt work on surface book 1 but works on surface book 2 is the discrete graphics nvidia gpu. I was appreciative of the gift, though to be honest the intel atom cpu it came with is fairly underpowered when it comes to running windows 10, so i decided to install a light linux distro on it to get the tablet back into running order.
Insert the usb in port and once you will restart your laptop the screen presenting try ubuntu and install ubuntu will be shown to you. Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. Then the first step is to install chocolatey which is a windows. Otherwise these modules will not work with the custom linuxsurface kernel. Now turn on the pc and continue with the process of installing kali linux on surface book 2. Go to the boot order options and swipe left on ubuntu. Fix common surface problems using the surface diagnostic toolkit. If you are running a dualboot of ubuntu and windows, sometimes you might fail to. Apache, ligdinstall additional software using own gnulinux. Linux on windows how to install windows subsystem for linux wsl on windows 10 yes, you can run linux alongside windows 10 without the.
Also, ubuntu offers three editions desktop, server, cloud, and ubuntu core. Linux on a microsoft surface pro welcome to the most active linux forum on the web. Installing php module for apache on ubuntu serverlab. As a developer, i prefer to use linux or macos for anything related to code since the unix system makes it so much easier. Being an free software enthusiast, i want a working gnulinux installation running on it, with debian being my preferred distribution, as ive been using it for over a decade on my desktops, laptops, and servers. Instructions to install kali linux on surface book 2. Shut down your surface and wait about 10 seconds to be sure it is off. Apache is the web server itself, allowing you to host sites and for them to be. A few years ago, i was given a microsoft surface 3 tablet that has since fallen into disuse. For the most part, things are tested on a surface book 2.
Also hack to allow specifying an initially nonexisting install file didnt seem to work for me had to manually rename to stall. The change will mean that those who wanted to try linux on their surface 3 will be able to do so and still keep full use of the touchscreen. How to install linux mint 19 alongside windows 10 or 8 in dualboot. Ubuntu is a free and opensource linux debian operating system. Choose your favorite gnulinux distributions from the microsoft store. One thing i always need to do is manage and configure these linux. Running portable linux on a surface pro matt anderson.
So for a few weeks now i have been running ubuntu 16. Compile your own php version from source and install it on mamp pro on. Grub2 can boot any compatible operating system including microsoft. Boot linux external hdd on surface book microsoft community. It was one of the first devices to market using the cherry trail platform from intel. This platform has many components built in to a single soc, but because it was one of the first platforms to introduce many of these features, linux support for them was severely lacking when the surface 3 was released. Welcome to the third episode of the ultimate laptop setup. The surface 3 is a 10inch 2in1 tablet produced by microsoft. You can either install the full linux os alongside windows, or if you are. I got excited for wsl, but after the fall creators update, the interop just isnt what i need right now. Windows 10 clean install on a surface book i own a surface book and want to perform a clean install of windows 10 onto my surface book. I know that ubuntu will be available and fedora, suse coming later on windows store, but what do you think about install another complete os as dual boot on surface laptop, since linux kernel 4. The surface book 2 is officially the best linux laptop in my eyes.
Linux development for microsoft surfaceseries devices. I pair some great accessories that mesh well with the surface book. Surface book 2 is the perfect linux laptop thanks to. Learn about the windows subsystem for linux microsoft docs. While most things are reportedly fully working on other devices, your mileage may vary. Hi, im considering buying a microsoft surface book 2 laptop, but im not sure how long i will be able to stand windows 10, before i want to switch to linux. While windows may be the worlds most popular operating system os for desktop pcs, the worlds most popular os for the internets web servers is linux usually bundled along with apache. Follow the instructions below to install the latest kernel and config files.
Follow the instructions below to install the latest kernel. Windows 10 clean install on a surface book microsoft. Installation and setup linuxsurfacelinuxsurface wiki. Out of the box, a default apache2 web server installation on ubuntu 18. Has anyone had any experience installing linux on surface book 2. If you were planning on running modern games with high performance 3d graphics on linux, tough. How to install lets encrypt ssl certificate with apache on ubuntu use an. If your apache web server configuration enables ssl security, verify that you enable. A kernel which strives to be semipractical for daily use on the surface book, no matter the cost stability included pacman repository. I thought it would be fun to install linux on it, but ive filled up most of the available storage. Running portable linux on a surface pro 5 minute read i have an original surface pro that i got a couple years ago. Has anyone been able to install any of the linux arm distributions on a microsoft surface 2.
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