▲ 278 ▼ I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great (www.theverge.com) submitted 10 months ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to c/linux@programming.dev 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Bat@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago (3 children) Good idea, will do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) I’m also in the “cursed hardware” camp. Whenever the support for my OS runs out, I usually need to try 2 or 3 distros to find one where everything works out of the box. It’s a bit annoying, but doable on a rainy afternoon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) I don't know why, one laptop I tried years ago to use linux on had issues with so many distros. Mint the touch pad didn't work, debian the wifi, manjaro the screen was funky. But one worked pergectly fine, Parrot, another debian distro which was weird because debian and mint didn't work. And all the isos were current builds permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago Exactly my experience. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) I’m also in the “cursed hardware” camp. Whenever the support for my OS runs out, I usually need to try 2 or 3 distros to find one where everything works out of the box. It’s a bit annoying, but doable on a rainy afternoon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) I don't know why, one laptop I tried years ago to use linux on had issues with so many distros. Mint the touch pad didn't work, debian the wifi, manjaro the screen was funky. But one worked pergectly fine, Parrot, another debian distro which was weird because debian and mint didn't work. And all the isos were current builds permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago Exactly my experience. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) I don't know why, one laptop I tried years ago to use linux on had issues with so many distros. Mint the touch pad didn't work, debian the wifi, manjaro the screen was funky. But one worked pergectly fine, Parrot, another debian distro which was weird because debian and mint didn't work. And all the isos were current builds permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago Exactly my experience. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago Exactly my experience. permalink fedilink source parent