Ask HN: Nice GNU/Linux Setup to Run on a Tablet

3 points by elroncio ↗ HN
Hello everybody! Some of you has some suggestions on the DE and plugins to run GNU/Linux on a tablet x86?

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I haven't come across anything better than what GNOME 3 provides. It works well enough, but I had some issues with the on-screen keyboard on Ubuntu 18.04 (it didn't display properly on a screen with 3:2 aspect ration). In all honesty, I was impressed, but maybe because my expectations were low. I'm interested to know if there are other decent ones out there. I still think there is an opportunity waiting to be realised: a MATE or LXDE based tablet interface that doesn't require manual configuration.
I also think that gnome 3 is the best DE in these cases, but the default configuration don't leave enough space for the actual applications (e.g. the gnome bar + application bar leaves only 65/75% of the screen free)