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Anecdotally, I have installed Linux on older MacBooks and have had the Magic Mice working fine without any issues. Anyway, I don't know. People have all sorts
by kaladin-jasnah 5y ago
Anecdotally, I have installed Linux on older MacBooks and have had the Magic Mice working fine without any issues.
Anyway, I don't know. People have all sorts of annoying issues with Linux that end up being things that I have never encountered before. I usually use wireless mice with USB transceivers, which have never had problems and I feel like not everyone has such a bad experience (although I know many people who do). Perhaps it's because it's Apple hardware or something, but, admittedly, I have had MacBooks work perfectly on Linux before.
I think that, however, you use Linux on a desktop rather than a laptop, you will find that the hardware experience is quite pleasurable and does not have nearly the same number of issues. Between the two, Linux does manage to shine decently on desktops.
- istingray 5y agoInteresting, did anything lead you to use non-bluetooth wireless devices? I'm wondering if the future of Linux might be abandoning bluetooth entirely.
- kaladin-jasnah 5y ago> did anything lead you to use non-bluetooth wireless devices Not really. I just had them ["non-bluetooth wireless devices"] laying around and I think the non-Bluetooth ones are cheaper. > I'm wondering if the future of Linux might be abandoning bluetooth entirely. Abandoning Bluetooth just because your experience was unsatisfactory is not something I agree with at all, sorry. IME, Bluetooth support is completely fine for all the Bluetooth devices I have (like speakers or my cell phone)—and I know others who haven't had any issues either. Besides, Android uses the Linux kernel. While I don't know if Android uses Bluetooth drivers from the mainline kernel, if it does, that would just make Android's life harder while pointless removing something that usually works fine.