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[-] paequ2@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago

People: don't bother to check if hardware is supported by Linux

Linux: ๐Ÿคท Aaah.... yeah, I don't support that... Sorrie? ๐Ÿคท

People: leenuts suxxx!!!

[-] pedz@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

It's kind of complicated. I've used Linux since Slackware 7 and I still have issues with some drivers.

Sometimes you just already have the hardware. Sometimes the vendor says it's compatible but it's not, or you have to compile drivers from a CD. Sometimes it depends on the version of the kernel used. Sometimes it depends on the architecture. Sometimes conditions change and what's supposed to be working doesn't.

I don't think the meme is blaming Linux, it's just how it is for some people. Some are gonna distro hop, some are gonna compile their own kernel.

If I had a nickle for every time something "supports Linux" but doesn't actually work properly I'd have so many nickles.

Still to this day I cannot get reliable 6ghz wifi on my Intel NICs. Most of the time I get stuck swapping back and forth between 5 and 6 to the point that it's slower than even 2.4. I haven't tried the latest fedora so maybe that's my ticket to good wifi?

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