Andy.

Apparently the surface rt runs on an arm processor and it's factory locked to prevent people from installing other operating systems.

There is a thread on xda on how to remove the lock.


https://forum.xda-developers.com/window ... 848/page12


Apparently Ubuntu​can run on a computer with an arm processor.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comment ... eight_now/

Kammekor wrote:

AndyKK wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:36 am I have read little about this option, an American friend first told me about Linux. He returned back home from Cambodia some months ago. He had little trust in Microsoft. I think in a similar way about them since my time in this country, but this is a problem not about security. It was more thinking of a rescue if at all possible.

Never trust any device when it comes to data you can not afford to lose. Every storage device will break down - eventually, so don't trust your device, work with backups on a second (or even third) device for the data you can not allow to lose. For more security make an encrypted backup, Don't keep your backup with your original device, theft will still make you lose all. Or backup in the cloud if you don't care about the possibility of others browsing through your data.

Encrypt the data before putting it in the cloud

Equinix wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:51 am Andy.

Apparently the surface rt runs on an arm processor and it's factory locked to prevent people from installing other operating systems.

There is a thread on xda on how to remove the lock.


https://forum.xda-developers.com/window ... 848/page12


Apparently Ubuntu​can run on a computer with an arm processor.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comment ... eight_now/

Android is based on Linux.

this link will give you more info:
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffnt&q=instal ... 1-1&ia=web

this is a link tells how to simply install Linux Ubantu touch on a rooted Android phone:
https://www.ubuntupit.com/how-to-instal ... or-newbie/

Kammekor wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:59 am

Equinix wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:51 am Andy.

Apparently the surface rt runs on an arm processor and it's factory locked to prevent people from installing other operating systems.

There is a thread on xda on how to remove the lock.


https://forum.xda-developers.com/window ... 848/page12


Apparently Ubuntu​can run on a computer with an arm processor.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comment ... eight_now/

Guess it depends on the series, all the Surfaces I considered in the past had Intel i3/ i5 / i7 chips.

Any computer that runs windows can run linux

https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Linux

beaker wrote:

Kammekor wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:59 am

Equinix wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:51 am Andy.

Apparently the surface rt runs on an arm processor and it's factory locked to prevent people from installing other operating systems.

There is a thread on xda on how to remove the lock.


https://forum.xda-developers.com/window ... 848/page12


Apparently Ubuntu​can run on a computer with an arm processor.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comment ... eight_now/

Guess it depends on the series, all the Surfaces I considered in the past had Intel i3/ i5 / i7 chips.

Any computer that runs windows can run linux

https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Linux

I don't believe I've said you can't run Linux on a computer with an arm processor.

However, not all Linux distributions support it...


The surface rt is factory locked so you can't boot from USB and hence it's not possible to install another OS​ until you unlock this.. (which can apparently brick the surface)

Equinix wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 2:31 pm

beaker wrote:

Kammekor wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:59 am

Equinix wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:51 am Andy.

Apparently the surface rt runs on an arm processor and it's factory locked to prevent people from installing other operating systems.

There is a thread on xda on how to remove the lock.


https://forum.xda-developers.com/window ... 848/page12


Apparently Ubuntu​can run on a computer with an arm processor.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comment ... eight_now/

Guess it depends on the series, all the Surfaces I considered in the past had Intel i3/ i5 / i7 chips.

Any computer that runs windows can run linux

https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Linux

I don't believe I've said you can't run Linux on a computer with an arm processor.

However, not all Linux distributions support it...


The surface rt is factory locked so you can't boot from USB and hence it's not possible to install another OS​ until you unlock this.. (which can apparently brick the surface)

Seems pretty simple to unlock it takes less than 5 minutes ---> https://surfacetip.com/disable-secure-boot-surface-go/

1.Shut down your Surface Go.

2.Press and hold the Volume Up button on your Surface, then press and release the Power button.

3.When you see the Surface logo screen appear, release the Volume Up button. The Surface UEFI screen will appear in a few seconds.Surface Go - Entering UEFI Settings

4.Go to the Security page, under Secure Boot section

5.On Change Secure Boot configuration dialog, change the option to Disabled.

6.Now go to the Exit page, and click Restart now to save the settings and restart your Surface.Disable Secure Boot on Surface

7.After rebooting, if you see a red bar with an unlock icon in the middle of the screen, it means the Secure Boot is successfully disabled.