[SOLVED] New to Arch Linux, but trackpad/touch screen doesn't work | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

final falcon Apr 25, 2025, 7:24 AM

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Hi!
I'm on a Surface Laptop Studio 2, and I just got Arch linux installed, but my trackpad and touch screen don't seem to work properly. Can someone please help? Thanks!

muted hornet Apr 25, 2025, 7:46 AM

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final falcon Hi! I'm on a Surface Laptop Studio 2, and I just got Arch linux installed, but m...

What DE do you use?

final falcon Apr 25, 2025, 7:49 AM

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muted hornet What DE do you use?

hyprland

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oh

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apparently its dbus

muted hornet Apr 25, 2025, 7:50 AM

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I don't think Hyprland has touch/trackpad support

muted hornet Apr 25, 2025, 7:50 AM

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final falcon apparently its dbus

What?

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You can't have dbus as a DE

final falcon Apr 25, 2025, 7:51 AM

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oh

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I thought hyprland was window manager not DE, is that true?

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I installed the surface kernel, it seems to work

hollow horizon Apr 25, 2025, 8:03 AM

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final falcon I installed the surface kernel, it seems to work

cool

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... solved

pure novaBOT Apr 25, 2025, 8:03 AM

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#[SOLVED] New to Arch Linux, but trackpad/touch screen doesn't work