I’m going to show you how you can quickly deploy a Git repository using just git and ssh. You should be able to spin this up in less than five minutes (two, if you type fast).

To boot, try, and install the Linux system you downloaded, you'll need to create bootable installation media from your ISO file. There are several ways you can do this.

Click it to start the Ubuntu install, first launching a Linux environment, so you can see how it will look on your Surface.

Linux Foundation launches Open Source Software Development, Linux, and Git certification If you want to learn how to develop open-source software on Linux, here's where to start.