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0 pointsJohnFen2y ago0 comments

I haven't had issues with any of that stuff (using Debian) for years. YMMV, of course.

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ska2y ago

It did vary, last time I checked, but I'm not up to date.

Maybe time to try again.

With Debian, the key thing is that you usually have to install the non-free-firmware package to make things like WiFi work (anything that needs a proprietary blob). This isn't done automatically.

ska2y ago

Yes, Over the years I've been through that (and other distros versions), downloaded/built alternate drivers etc.

Last time I tried a few years ago, it still seemed pretty hardware dependant as to whether you could ever get it all working quite right.

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ska2y ago

It did vary, last time I checked, but I'm not up to date.

Maybe time to try again.

JohnFenOP2y ago

With Debian, the key thing is that you usually have to install the non-free-firmware package to make things like WiFi work (anything that needs a proprietary blob). This isn't done automatically.

ska2y ago

Yes, Over the years I've been through that (and other distros versions), downloaded/built alternate drivers etc.

Last time I tried a few years ago, it still seemed pretty hardware dependant as to whether you could ever get it all working quite right.

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