Linux

Vanilla Ubuntu

Links

• https://www.infofuge.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-18-04-on-microsoft-surface-book-2/
• A Complete Beginners Guide to Ubuntu - https://www.lifewire.com/beginners-guide-to-ubuntu-2205722
• to get it running on Surface Book - https://github.com/jakeday/linux-surface
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceLinux/

Installing things

App Images

can be downloaded and run without installation or the need for root rights.

Making it executable
You can make the appImage executable as follows:

chmod a+x exampleName.AppImage

Executing it
You can execute an appImage as follows:

./exampleName.AppImage

Uninstalling things

• https://askubuntu.com/questions/1143/how-can-i-uninstall-software

If the application has been installed via the package manager, all you have to do is run

sudo apt-get remove

Sometimes applications can be split up into multiple packages (for example, many games have a separate package for their music). To make sure that you uninstall all related packages AND configuration files, you can type

sudo apt-get purge

ElementaryOS

Links

• Guide to Linux for Beginners - https://www.control-escape.com/linux/contents.html
• install instructions - https://elementary.io/docs/installation#creating-an-installation-medium
  • How to Install Elementary OS Alongside Windows 10 [Step-by-Step] - https://itsfoss.com/guide-install-elementary-os-luna/
• getting started - https://elementary.io/docs/learning-the-basics#learning-the-basics
• humanitarian assistance - https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/

Its Of Utmost Importance

How to boot from USB

Elektra:

1. Shut down your Surface.
2. Insert the bootable USB drive into the USB port on your Surface.
3. Press and hold the volume-down button on the Surface. While you're doing this, press and release the power button.
4. The Microsoft or Surface logo appears on your screen. Continue to hold the volume-down button. Release the button once spinning dots appear beneath the logo.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to boot from your USB drive.

Shut down your Surface.
Once Surface has turned off, press and hold the volume-up button.
With the volume-up button held down, press and release the power button.
Continue holding the volume-up button until the Surface or Windows logo no longer appears on the screen.
You should now see the Surface UEFI.

Terminal keyboard commands

Ctrl+Shift+C : copy
Ctrl+Shift+V : paste
Ctrl + A or Home : Moves the cursor to the start of a line.
Ctrl+ E or End : Moves the cursor to the end of a line.
Esc + B : Moves to the beginning of the previous or current word.
Ctrl + K : Deletes from the current cursor position to the end of the line.
Ctrl + U : Deletes from the start of the line to the current cursor position.
Ctrl + W : Deletes the word before the cursor.
Alt + B : Goes back one word at a time.
Alt + F : Moves forward one word at a time.
Alt + C : Capitalizes letter where cursor is and moves to end of word.
Up Arrow or Ctrl + P : Scrolls through the commands you’ve entered previously.
Down Arrow or Ctrl + N : Takes you back to a more recent command.
tab : It autocompletes any commands or filenames, if there’s only one option, or else gives you a list of options.
Ctrl + R : Searches for commands you’ve already typed.
History : The history command shows a very long list of commands that you have typed.

Current problems

1. Dropbox

Installed