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I finally got around to giving my old Surface Laptop 2 a second life with Linux. I went with Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition, and I’m really glad I did.

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Wait wifi doesn't work with the Surface Kernel?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sounds like it was an issue with their specific device. Never had a WiFi issue running Mint on my Surface for years.

[–] amirbkhan@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 12 hours ago

Yes, was a hardware issue on my laptop. Works for other’s indeed

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