I used linux mint Cinnamon on my surface pro 5(?) (2017). It worked well enough, and I'd recommend it. Its It's probably easiest if you're not a dumbass like me.
I got to use ubuntu in school, but never really got into it. When I started getting annoyed by windows I wanted to move to debian (which I bonked the install for and never got to work). After some shuffling around I settled with Mint (Cinnamon), which I've used since and like very much.
I used linux mint Cinnamon on my surface pro 5(?) (2017). It worked well enough, and I'd recommend it. Its It's probably easiest if you're not a dumbass like me.