Linux for an x86 Tablet

Running Linux on an x86 tablet -- specifically a Microsoft Surface -- with a good onscreen keyboard (OSK) experience. This video shows how I researched and experimented with many distros to get to a functional and (nearly) final installation.

The website for the excellent Onboard onscreen keyboard is here: https://launchpad.net/onboard

Websites for the Linux distros included in the video are as follows:

Plasma Mobile: https://plasma-mobile.org/

JingOS: https://en.jingos.com/

Ubuntu Touch: https://ubuntu-touch.io/get-ubuntu-touch

PostMarketOS: https://postmarketos.org/

Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com/

Manjaro: https://manjaro.org/

Linux Mint: https://linuxmint.com/

You can learn more about Linux Mint and Ubuntu, including how to obtain and install them, in my review videos here:

Linux Mint 20: My Top Linux Distro:
   • Linux Mint 20: My Top Linux Distro  

Ubuntu 22.04: An Excellent Linux Distro:
   • Ubuntu 22.04: An Excellent Linux Distro  

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:21 Mobile Linux
04:01 Plasma Mobile
06:24 JingOS
07:34 Ubuntu & Manjaro
11:11 Linux Mint
13:54 Onboard (keyboard) in Manjaro
15:25 Final Linux Mint / Onboard installation

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