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# Notes on using Debian GNU/Linux on a Dell Venue 8 Pro 5855
The following notes assume GNOME is used.
The following notes assume GNOME or Phosh are used.
GNOME basically works, but the on screen keyboard has issues with some non-GNOME apps.
Opening the keyboard puts the program you want to use in the background and you cannot enter text.
Phosh works a bit better for now, but I will keep checking out GNOME every now and then, as that is my only issue.
This is known to work with Debian Testing at the time of writing, other versions are unknown.
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Untested: NFC
Unsolved: Camera
Unsolved: Camera (maybe this needs a firmware, have not yet looked at that)
\*requires installing the firmware
## Fixes
To get a button to close windows:
To get a button to close windows in GNOME:
```
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'minimize,maximize,close,appmenu'
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## Other things that might be useful
### Touch support in Firefox
Create `.config/environment.d/envvars.conf` and as content use `MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1`
Regular Firefox works better on this device than firefox-esr-mobile-config.
### BIOS Update
https://www.dell.com/support/home/de-de/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=3xx41&oscode=wt64a&productcode=dell-venue-8-pro-5855-tablet