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I haven't had a great time with Linux on a tablet without a keyboard and mouse but PostmarketOS is 100% usable IMO. Even the on screen keyboard on the login screen works.

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Very cool, thanks. How did you pair the pen?

[–] colourlesspony@pawb.social 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I don't think they need pairing. It just worked for me. It's a generic one off amazon. The Microsoft one I got with the tablet broke after a month and the replacement one also broke after a month. I'm still kind of mad about it like 4 year later.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So...you just took it out of the box and it paired automatically? What's to stop it from pairing to the wrong device?

[–] SpaceCheeseWizard@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

I think the tablet was just using it as a normal touchscreen. Therefore nothing to pair.