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  • hark@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Linux runs on way more devices than Windows, what are you talking about?

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        1 year ago

        Now this has me curious, what devices are those? Since transitioning to Linux I’ve installed it on a Mac, a surface pro 4, an old Lenovo laptop, an Asus laptop from 2014, my dedicated LAN desktop PC and my main desktop gaming PC, and none of those have had any issues.

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          1 year ago

          It’s been like 15 years so I don’t remember but I remember one wouldn’t work due to a proprietary driver. The other I just couldn’t figure out so it may be user error but it certainly wasn’t easy to set up.

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            1 year ago

            That’s understandable then, a lot has happened and the installation process in most distros is extremely user friendly and automated these days.

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        1 year ago

        Probably something in the BIOS, like secure boot or something. Normally such issues are easy to troubleshoot.

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          1 year ago

          Once was a proprietary driver. Obviously not the fault of Linux but still an obstacle for me. The other I forgot the issue. It may have been solvable but it was not easy for me.