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Re:Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold Available for Preorder: Hold onto... by TooCreative on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @07:52AM (#24626534)
Will this thing run Linux and can the keyboard be attached via a cable?

I am thinking about getting a tablet that can run Linux and an external keyboard. Then I can put the tablet on something and use it like a monitor. And the keyboard in front of it. What does the HN crowd think about this approach?

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Re:Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold Available for Preorder: Hold onto... by viraptor on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @07:54AM (#24626553)
How about a surface? https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface
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Re:Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold Available for Preorder: Hold onto... by TooCreative on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @09:27AM (#24627531)
I want Linux from a trusted source. So one of the big distros. Preferably Debian. As far as I know, those do not support the Surface.
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Re:Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold Available for Preorder: Hold onto... by remexre on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @09:44AM (#24627702)
I want Linux from a trusted source, so I compile it myself :P

If you can get the kernel building (that repo), you can use any distro; that repo even has packages bundled for Debian, Arch, and Fedora.

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Re:Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold Available for Preorder: Hold onto... by TooCreative on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @11:55AM (#24629349)
That you compile it yourself does not make it more trusted.
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Re:Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold Available for Preorder: Hold onto... by m4lvin on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @08:24AM (#24626838)
This exact setup works for me, I use an X1 Tablet with an external keyboard. It is a 2nd gen, so Linux-support is not great (no webcam, no real suspend-to-ram), but for 3rd gen it seems to be good.
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Re:Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold Available for Preorder: Hold onto... by TooCreative on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @09:28AM (#24627548)
Sounds good. Which keyboard do you use? And which Linux distro?
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Re:Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold Available for Preorder: Hold onto... by m4lvin on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @11:32AM (#24629051)
ThinkPad Compact Bluetooth Keyboard with Trackpoint, part number 4Y40U90598 to be precise.

And Debian :-)

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Re:Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold Available for Preorder: Hold onto... by pjmlp on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @08:25AM (#24626844)
I just use an Samsung Tablet for it, then again Android native apps are enough for my on the go workflows.
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