Okay, maybe not so dull, but it was more hoops than I figured I’d have to jump through, but I finally got the basics all set up and working!

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Edit: I basically followed this guide:

https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Graphical_Environment

Plus, if you don’t have an external keyboard, I highly suggest the Hackers Keyboard app.

Edit 2, some semi quick testing…

  • Synaptic ✅
  • Firefox ✅
  • GIMP ✅
  • VLC ✅
  • gedit ✅
  • ghex ✅
  • LibreOffice 🚫
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    10 days ago

    Nice, I just got Debian on my Surface yesterday. The touch sensing isn’t quite adequate though. I might just try one of the rpi touch screens.