• tallwookie@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    linux seems to work pretty well until it doesnt and then it really doesnt work. seems that there’s still some hardware incompatibility issues

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      1 year ago

      That’s why I stopped using it at home (apart from stuff like like NAS, routers, etc).

      This was a few years ago so perhaps it’s been addressed now. I installed Ubuntu and downloaded Steam to install. It wouldn’t. I can’t remember exactly why but I had to find answers online and quickly gave up.

      I turned that laptop on over a year later and Ubuntu was out of date and needed upgrading. It couldn’t install the latest version because it needed to upgrade to versions in between, some of which have been moved to archive. I installed Windows 10 instead.

      I’m responsible for a couple of Linux servers at work so I’m sure I could have addressed these issues at home, but I really couldn’t be bothered when I have better things to spend my time on. I just wanted a working Laptop that gets used occasionally.

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        1 year ago

        What do you mean “needed upgrading”? There was some software that required newer dependencies?

        Anyway, you might try rolling-release distro, they just can’t have “update to version in between” because all versions are same version.

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      1 year ago

      I agree completely. I’ve been lucky enough to have only an issue where Steam keeps my computer from sleeping regardless of power save settings. I’ve had friends that have tried the same set up as me, and for some reason the computer fails to boot after a simple upgrade (apt upgrade). So I really do mean it when I wouldn’t recommend it. But if someones feeling adventurous it can be fun to try out and see if it works for you.