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Comment by lpcvoid

18 hours ago

Perhaps you could have checked if the firmware was installed? Most distros have non free firmware in their packages, it just needs to be installed.

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mft_  18 hours ago

Or maybe the operating system should just work reliably for (at least) the basics? Or if it can’t, at least give an indication why?

Blaming a new user like this is one of the cultural reasons why the ‘year of the Linux desktop’ has always been n+1.

  • conz  11 hours ago

    Re: "Or maybe the operating system should just work reliably for (at least) the basics?"

    So, out of curiosity, if I tried installing MacOS on any of the 15+ computers I have at home, what are the likely chances that this "operating system should just work reliably for (at least) the basics?"

    I can tell you that my success rate with Linux is 100%.

  • cromka  15 hours ago

    You can't just come to Linux and forget about the distinction between free and proprietary software.