Here’s the list of things that suck in tablet mode:

• depending on a day virtual keyboard doesn’t type capital letters (it has something to do with flatpacks)
• there’s no way to decrypt disk without physical keyboard. Same goes for selecting different option in grub (there are some hacks but I’ve never was keen to tinker with it)
• my 2-in-1 has pretty nice resolution which makes it unusable in tablet mode. I cannot count how many times I’ve missed a close button
• the ui (both gnome and plasma mobile) is clunky. It feels like early days of touch screens.
• stylus is one big misunderstanding
• I’m biased because I’ve been using iPads for may years and for me it’s how tables should work

Linux on a tablet is not a good idea. I’ve been using 2-in-1 laptop and it sucks as a tablet. If you want a device to read books get an ebook reader. I’m using kobo elipsa 2e and it’s amazing. However if tablet is a must have get pixel tablet and install grapheneos.

I was using Rnote. It worked pretty well but I don’t have a use case for stylus so it sits somewhere in a drawer

Hardware wise dell xps 13 2-in-1 is a good choice. However folio is horrible, magnetic stand is way too weak and I still cannot figure out deep sleep/hibernation. Aslo fingerprint scanner doesn’t work.

Another thing is that Linux is not the best choice for a touch device. I’ve tried gnome and kde and they both suck. I’ve also tried plasma mobile and it feels like nearly days of touch screens.

+1 for cockpit. Easy to install, easy on the eyes and makes things done.

This is what my “friend” is using. It’s basically a vpn client with a kill switch that stops torrent client when vpn tunnel is down. https://github.com/haugene/docker-transmission-openvpn