• BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Well maybe stop suggesting that the solution to every tiny little cosmetic inconvenience is to completely switch operating systems to one that has notoriously flakey hardware support.

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      9 months ago

      I would say “notoriously flakey hardware support” is a false statement these days

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        9 months ago

        Nope, still true of the last time I tried Linux last year. The sound system stopped working after every reboot, and clicking the distro’s built-in update button completely trashed the system.

        But it doesn’t have an AI button in the corner, so I guess that solves my problem!

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        9 months ago

        Nope. And that’s the problem and why people like us tell the Linux fan boys to fuck off.

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      9 months ago

      Ah yes notoriously flakey hardware support. Like Microsoft doesn’t used it to power their entire cloud platform. The hardware support argument is dying tbh used to be true about 20 years ago

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        9 months ago

        Nope, still true of the last time I tried Linux last year. The sound system stopped working after every reboot, and clicking the distro’s built-in update button completely trashed the system.

        But it doesn’t have an AI button in the corner, so I guess that solves my problem!

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            9 months ago

            The last time I tested the waters it was with Debian, Mint, and Ubuntu. Each one had some kind of issue on my system that made me give up.

            I usually check in once a year or so to see if things have improved.

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              9 months ago

              These are all Debian based. Debian is notorious for using old kernels and spotty hardware support. I had similar issues trying to install Ubuntu on a new-ish PC recently. Fedora worked like a charm though.

              I was tempted to try Nobara since it was a gaming pc but I was discouraged by opinions from the community telling me it was not exactly the best idea.

              Next time I might go for Bluefin though. It’s based on Fedora Silverblue (immutable OS) and I’ve heard great things about it. Apparently also has GPU drivers for NVIDIA baked-in, which I need.

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                9 months ago

                It’s nothing crazy. All built within the last 3 years. I know the biggest issue is caused by having an Nvidia card. I can get the exact specs for you once I get home.

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            9 months ago

            Maybe suggest a solution instead of a fucking entire new OS. It’s like the “just move” people.

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      9 months ago

      I guess people downvoting you are thinking of Brother printers, AMD graphics cards and Intel WiFi cards. Sure, it’s great when you have the right hardware, but what if you don’t. I’ve banged my head against Optimus and Broadcom, until I learned to be extra picky when buying a laptop.