Re:Linux on the laptop works so damn well that it’s boring
by pessimizer on Saturday September 24, 2022 @03:24PM
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Debian? Ubuntu? Mint? Linux is mostly it just works versions unless you're only looking for the trendy new thing.
I run debian stable on my headless desktops/television and testing on my laptops. It's so easy it's boring.
Re:Linux on the laptop works so damn well that it’s boring
by pjmlp on Sunday September 25, 2022 @03:24AM
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My Ubuntu LTS "just works" until the laptop decides it needs to have an heavier connection to download big data, then its wlan infrastructure dies and needs to be restarted.
It "just works" until I decide to view videos online, and despite all my hacking efforts, keeps using software decoding for videos.
It "just works" until I try some 3D stuff that requires GL 4.1, but the AMD open source driver for the GPU only does hardware acceleration up to GL 3.3.
Sleeping "just works" until I wake it up and is in such a frozen state that only taking the battery out makes the booting process work again.
Yeah it just works.
Linux still needs an 'it just works' version. I really thought pop would be it, but the last year of development has been very disappointing with system breaking updates being pushed (I'm on system 76 hardware).