I mean, I still have to make sure my driver's are up to date because Windows doesn't always have the latest version available in WSUS. I honestly would be on Ubuntu right now if I didn't play so many games.

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[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

hahaha

[–] gnygnygny@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There are much more devices and peripherals available for windows.

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The last panel is wrong. It should read "then stop buying shit hardware!"

Having said that, the last windows upgrade I did for someone - honestly, it was a hardware swap and data copy - also included new printers, webcam (webcam!) and wireless mouse because win10 was like "yeah, fuck you, we hate hardware more than 2 years old and we dropped support, so go get new stuff, Skippy."

So it happens with linux or windows, but for different reasons.

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[–] carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most of the drivers should be in the kernel already unless its gpu stuff but I have to do that by hand on Windows too

[–] etler@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago

I don't remember the last time I needed to look for a driver on Linux

[–] 6502@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

that's a big lol, Ubuntu has given me tons of driver problems, and it's only gotten worse since 2010. there really needs to be an option to download an extra-bloated ISO with every possible WiFi driver included. if the WiFi doesn't work, how the hell am I supposed to download the driver?? (rhetorical question) not to mention, the loss of easily installable VMware Tools included with VMware Player / Workstation / vCenter makes it way harder to configure VMs. that last bit isn't Linux's fault, it's VMware being stupid, but is absolutely a barrier to testing out new distros

[–] Oszilloraptor@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have to admit I use mostly Ubuntu and Mint;

the only drivers I had to install (successfully) were ethernet and wifi drivers on laptops. (luckily bluetooth and usb-tethering always works.

The only driver I never managed to install is the fingerprint reader. But who can expect that a Dell Laptop for 5k€ that is sold by dell with a linux-option has linux drivers for all of the hardware...

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[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago

The only driver I ever needed was the Brother laser printer ones which are well documented. Fedora btw, m'linux.

[–] cholesterol@lemmy.wtf 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I can't get over how thin her molars are.

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