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I don't really care, as long as the situation doesn't get worse, it will always be my year of the linux desktop.

• Benjaminyyy 5y ago
  Yeah who cares. I've been using Linux on my (desk|lap)tops for over a decade. I really don't care what other people use.
• leppr 5y ago
  I care because as supply chain issues get worse, it's becoming harder and harder to get the good Linux-ready laptops within a reasonable delay. I recently switched to an Asus after a decade of Thinkpads (because a custom maxed-out Thinkpad would've taken 2 months+ to get delivered). What I forgot to check was Linux compatibility. With out-of-the-box Ubuntu, wifi didn't work. I was forced to switch from my usual distro, and still bluetooth doesn't work. Thankfully there are enough people wanting to run Linux on those machines that a few enthusiasts have managed to get the drivers to a point where it's usable. Think about it, how much of your machine's stack have you actually built yourself? Probably only a tiny fraction: some dotfiles, tiling manager bindings, a few scripts, ... It's a collective effort, and the more people use it, the more enthusiasts work on it, the better it becomes for you and I.
  • pg_1234 5y ago
    What distro did you use in the end? I had to fall back from Mint to Kubuntu due to issues with both wifi and the touchpad on an acer swift.
    • leppr 5y ago
      Arch. It's possible to update to a new kernel on Ubuntu that has the new drivers required, but I couldn't get the installation to succeed, and the Arch repos being so up-to-date helps a lot with those compatibility issues. Overall the switch was quite painless and my setup now is way less buggy than on Ubuntu. It can't be recommended to begineers though, as you do have to use the terminal a lot and the defaults are too bare.