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Well, you're using the wrong distributions then. Use something stodgy but solid like stable Debian or a recent but not bleeding edge version of Mint and you sho

Well, you're using the wrong distributions then. Use something stodgy but solid like stable Debian or a recent but not bleeding edge version of Mint and you should not have all too many things on your shit list. It won't be empty - printing will still trip you up every now and then, just like it does everywhere else to give an example - but it will mostly ' just work' unless you're trying to install it on truly exotic (as in "released this week") hardware. The overall facepalm experience will be comparable to that on Mac OS, better than that on Windows. Add to that the fact that it is free in every sense of the word as well as the glaring and welcome absence of draconic "features" like the one discussed in this thread and those Linux distributions will start to look very tempting.

HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
Debian has abysmal hardware support( well gpus mostly). They need to do something about their kernels, my RX5700XT is miles ahead with the current kernel compared to whatever debian 10 ships.
- jasonjayr 6y ago
  Debian's default position is to only ship "free software" (OSS, libre, etc). It is my understanding that a lot of modern GPUs that are cutting edge ship with non-oss binary blobs, which goes against Debian's core principals. Unfortunately, it means that Debian has poor support for hardware vendors that mandate these binary blobs.
  - MegaDeKay 6y ago
    Neither AMD graphics nor Intel integrated graphics require a blob. nVidia is the only one of the big three that requires a blob for full performance.
    - tremon 6y ago
      AMD graphics require a firmware blob for all modern cards [0]. It used to be that the firmware was only needed for 3D acceleration and you could run X/text mode without the blob just fine, but that hasn't been true for years (I think since HD6000 series in 2010). [0] https://packages.debian.org/buster/firmware-amd-graphics https://packages.debian.org/buster/firmware-amd-graphics
  - HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
    My gpu works fine on newer kernels. It's not about blobs, debian is just slow.
- toupeira 6y ago
  Debian stable is meant for servers, use unstable (it's quite stable!) or stable-backports if you want a recent kernel.

HeadsUpHigh 6y ago

Debian has abysmal hardware support( well gpus mostly). They need to do something about their kernels, my RX5700XT is miles ahead with the current kernel compared to whatever debian 10 ships.

jasonjayr 6y ago
Debian's default position is to only ship "free software" (OSS, libre, etc). It is my understanding that a lot of modern GPUs that are cutting edge ship with non-oss binary blobs, which goes against Debian's core principals. Unfortunately, it means that Debian has poor support for hardware vendors that mandate these binary blobs.
- MegaDeKay 6y ago
  Neither AMD graphics nor Intel integrated graphics require a blob. nVidia is the only one of the big three that requires a blob for full performance.
  - tremon 6y ago
    AMD graphics require a firmware blob for all modern cards [0]. It used to be that the firmware was only needed for 3D acceleration and you could run X/text mode without the blob just fine, but that hasn't been true for years (I think since HD6000 series in 2010). [0] https://packages.debian.org/buster/firmware-amd-graphics https://packages.debian.org/buster/firmware-amd-graphics
- HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
  My gpu works fine on newer kernels. It's not about blobs, debian is just slow.
toupeira 6y ago
Debian stable is meant for servers, use unstable (it's quite stable!) or stable-backports if you want a recent kernel.