Dad, programmer, runner, boulderer and overall tech enthusiast! :)
I don’t know if this fits your use case (you didn’t describe what you want to achieve in detail), but commands that can possible help if the screen did lock (or turn off):
loginctl unlock-screenkscreen-doctor --dpms on
I’m using a second hand Surface 6 Pro (bought for €300 or so incl. keyboard cover), now running Arch (with linux-surface kernel) with KDE.
Everything works great! :) Doubles as a handy little vacation laptop too, and makes me want a touchscreen on my next laptop!
Please feel free to ask ahead if you have any questions about experiences or whatnot.
Out of pure curiosity, can I ask: what does this setup bring you? On top of a 2x27" setup or a 34"/38"/42"/etc ultrawide, for example?
Haha, totally, especially combined with the sounds of its evenly paced steps. I can see myself shuddering at that sound while hiding from them, crawling behind destroyed cars and other debris through dark and grey streets in a dystopian future…
/me snaps out of the daydream