This bash script installs a Surface kernel on top of a fresh openSUSE Tumbleweed installation on a Surface laptop.

For de Surface kernel all credits to https://download.opensuse.org/download/repositories/home:/MadZero:

All needed requirements, actions, cleanups and settings are included:

• to be done: Check on root rights and Surface hardware
• to be done: After last boot no sleep-mode should be happened
• to be done: Disable repo(s) on a device (USB-stick)
• Adding Surface kernel repo
• Setting lock on future install/upgrade of the default openSUSE kernel
• Install Surface kernel ... ofcourse
• Install Intel Precise Touch & Stylus daemon
• Handles all the bootmenu stuff

Installation and execution

• Download the file InstallSurfaceKernel.sh
• Open a Terminal
• Go to the download folder: cd < path download folder >
• Make file executable: chmod a+x InstallSurfaceKernel.sh
• Execute file with root permission: ./InstallSurfaceKernel.sh

Nice to haves

• MOK management, links to documentation
• In case of btrfs: cleaning intermediate snapshots
• Prevent or cleanup duplicates in GRUB
• ... (let me know) ...