# ManuSurface Setup The steps described here allow the creation of a linux system on a Surface Book 2. - Rename host - Install Brave - Install Bitwarden - Install Xournal++ - Install codium: ```bash wget -qO - https://gitlab.com/paulcarroty/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo/raw/master/pub.gpg \ | gpg --dearmor \ | sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/vscodium-archive-keyring.gpg echo 'deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/vscodium-archive-keyring.gpg ] https://download.vscodium.com/debs vscodium main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscodium.list sudo apt update sudo apt install codium ``` - Generate SSH-key - Install `linux-surface` See: - ```bash wget -qO - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/master/pkg/keys/surface.asc \ | gpg --dearmor | sudo dd of=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/linux-surface.gpg ``` - ```bash echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://pkg.surfacelinux.com/debian release main" \ | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linux-surface.list ``` - ```bash sudo apt update ``` - ```bash sudo apt install linux-image-surface linux-headers-surface iptsd libwacom-surface ``` - ```bash sudo systemctl enable iptsd ``` - Enable Secure Boot As seen here: - Implement Secure Boot - Copy signed Bootloader to UEFI partition: ```bash wget https://blog.hansenpartnership.com/wp-uploads/2013/HashTool.efi wget https://blog.hansenpartnership.com/wp-uploads/2013/PreLoader.efi cp {HashTool,PreLoader}.efi /boot/efi/EFI/systemd/ cp /boot/efi/EFI/systemd/systemd-bootx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/systemd/loader.efi ``` - Add boot entry ```bash efibootmgr --unicode --disk /dev/nvme0n1 --part 0 --create --label "PreLoader" --loader /EFI/systemd/PreLoader.efi ``` - Add fallbacks ```bash cp ./HashTool.efi /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/ cp /boot/efi/EFI/systemd/systemd-bootx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/loader.efi cp ./PreLoader.efi /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/BOOTx64.EFI ``` - Ensure support for Microsoft infected devices ```bash mkdir -p /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot cp ./PreLoader.efi /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi cp ./HashTool.efi /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/ cp /boot/efi/EFI/systemd/systemd-bootx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/loader.efi ``` - Install `tea` ```bash wget https://dl.gitea.io/tea/0.9.0/tea-0.9.0-linux-amd64 -O tea sudo install tea /usr/local/bin rm tea ``` ## Enhancement - Install `Gnome Extension Manager` - Install Extensions `Clipboard Indicator` - Sync NextCloud ```bash sudo -v ; curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash rclone config # add remote cp ./rclone@.service ~/.config/systemd/user/ systemctl --user daemon-reload systemctl --user enable rclone@nextcloud:Nextcloud systemctl --user start rclone@nextcloud:Nextcloud ``` - Install `oh-my-posh` ```bash sudo wget https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/releases/latest/download/posh-linux-amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/oh-my-posh sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/oh-my-posh echo 'eval "$(oh-my-posh init bash --config ~/Nextcloud/.omp/manuel.omp.json)"' >> ~/.bashrc ``` - Install `logo-ls` ```bash sudo wget https://github.com/Yash-Handa/logo-ls/releases/download/v1.3.7/logo-ls_amd64.deb -O logo-ls.deb sudo dpkg -i logo-ls.deb { echo "alias ls='logo-ls -D'" echo "alias ll='logo-ls -al'" } >> ~/.bashrc ``` ## Post-Install - Add SSH-key to GitHub/Gitea websites - Add Caskaydia Cove Nerd Font Regular to /usr/share/font/opentype ## Configuration - Desktop - Desktop Options - Super Key Action: Applications - Power - Power Saving Options - Disable "Automatic Screen Brightness" - Suspend & Power Button - Power Button Behavior: "Suspend" - Enable "Show Battery Percentage" - Mouse & Touchpad - Touchpad Scroll & Zoom Options - Enable "Natural Scrolling" - Date & Time - Time Format: 24-hour - OS Upgrade & Recovery - Update Recovery Partition