Kali Linux on Surface Pro 4

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Kali Linux on Surface Pro 4

1. Enter UEFI (keep volume [+] and ⏻ button at power up), disable Secure Boot and make USB first in boot order.

2. Install Kali with Gnome environment.

3. Install the Linux Surface kernel.

   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
   
   echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://pkg.surfacelinux.com/debian release main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linux-surface.list
   
   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install linux-image-surface linux-headers-surface iptsd libwacom-surface intel-microcode linux-firmware
   sudo systemctl enable iptsd
   
   sudo apt install linux-surface-secureboot-mok
   sudo update-grub

4. Comment out Wayland disabling from Kali.

   nano /usr/lib/systemd/system/gdm.service.d/disable-wayland.conf
   
   rm -f /run/gdm3/custom.conf

5. Disable fractional scaling by disabling Wayland experimental features. This prevents blurred XWayland apps (like Chromium or Firefox).

   gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features "[]"

6. Enable Wayland mode for Firefox.

   mkdir -p ~/.config/environment.d
   
   echo "MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1" >> ~/.config/environment.d/envvars.conf

7. Install a complete on-screen keyboard for Gnome: Improved OSK.

8. Reboot

To fix

• Cameras (back & front) do not work
• On-screen keyboard doesn't show up in Chromium