08-08-2020, 02:26 PM
(08-08-2020, 06:32 AM)jed Wrote: Great!Hi,
The Manjaro Pinebook image likely comes with support for more hotkeys than Debian - Debian typically doesn't include extraneous configurations. Try evaluating keycodes with xev, then plug them into the XFCE settings.
You should be able to adjust the touchpad's sensitivity using libinput or xinput.
Frankly, I would opt for the same as you - Debian with a lightweight desktop environment or window manager. Fedora is another good choice on paper, but I don't have any experience with Fedora / CentOS / RHEL.
I believe there are other threads in the forum regarding DRM content in the web browser. If Widevine is available in the browser, I'd say you're most of the way there - bearing in mind that Linux has spotty DRM support on amd64, never mind arm64.
I don't believe Skype and Zoom are compiled for arm64 - have you looked on Flathub or Snapcraft? You should still be able to use the web client for Zoom. Skype is an enigma; if you are referring to Skype for Business, you're out of luck on any architecture.
Good luck
I didn't mention containers (Docker) or virtualisation (QEMU) as solutions to DRM or running binaries from another architecture, but these are avenues you can explore if you're feeling adventurous.
I have been trying three options since last night Debian with XFCE, Debian Gnome, and Fedora Workstation 32. I ended up settling down to Debian testing with Gnome. I am using Gnome Classic in particular. It seemed to be the best compromise between XFCE (very lightweight but needs good amount of tweaks on both hardware and software) and Fedora 32 (full featured Gnome desktop but heavy and more demanding). Debian Gnome Classic stays somewhere between the two. It doesn't demand much tweak and at the same time boots to 21% memory usage (xfce is 11% and fedora is 29%).
Regarding the keymap, I found the link below:
https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebo..._Installer
Apparently brightness keys is a known issue. I tried the workaround but it didn't work. I realize there is a debian installer thread; so, I will subscribe and see if I can receive help. I have other problems such as the sound card defaulting to headphone as output even though no headphone is connected, or pinebook skipping the sd card and booting to manjaro kde. After restart I can boot into debian from the sd card.
At least my concerns with sagemath and emacs is gone. I wish the default Manjaro had Sagemath binaries that worked. Emacs is not working nicely in Manjaro KDE either. For now, I will stick to Debian.
