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Presence of ports doesn’t mean compatibility though. I have cheap USB-C - ethernet dongle I bought on amazon that works on my mac and windows. Is the chipset

• kelnos 7y ago
  For USB-ethernet dongles (even USB-C), I generally expect hardware support to be better (and not require external driver installs) than on macOS or Windows. That reddit thread is odd, as I've been using the Apple USB-C multi-port dongle to do HDMI on Linux (no config necessary, just plug it in and it works) since before that post was made.
• saghm 7y ago
  My point was that if you pick the right hardware, you don't even need dongles most of the time on Linux. The laptop I'm this comment on (a Thinkpad X1 Carbon) has a built-in HDMI port, so I can plug into external displays without having to worry about compatibility. Similarly, if ethernet is a concern for you, there are plenty of laptops available with built-in ethernet ports, so you wouldn't need to use a dongle.