The thing is, usually you just have hardware (a given) and want to (re) install an os on it that works. Each time i installed a Linux on a machine there were some issues like for example hibernate not working, my usb drive not working when connecting to a hub, the boot manager not showing, the laptop keyboard not working, etc.

> If you have hardware that has linux support then everything should work at install time or after install.

So, if you buy something that works, it will work, and if you buy something that doesn't work, it won't. Wow, what insight. It really does boggle the mind why people don't just buy things that work. Am I right!?!

If you have hardware that is not supported no amount of complaining or forum searching will help.

So either you just like to complain about unfixable things or you are unaware that once you discover your hardware is not supported you should stop wasting time on forums and go back to your working Windows environment

The issue is that discovering whether or not it is incompatible is unclear.

It's never "this doesn't work on Linux".

It's "This SMBus driver is only supported by version 10.1 of arcane library. It will work but first you have to swap out this shim for another one and configure dpkg to never upgrade it. However, this requires that your kernel needs to be compiled with flags foo, bar, and baz. Oh btw, your CPU doesn't support those instructions lol."

I'm being hyperbolic, but it's usually that after some banging your head against the wall you find that, yeah, it could work, but I'm not compiling custom shit to get my function key light working.

Thanks for the typical Linux forum reply, not even mentioning that I have Linux experience since 1995 was enough to avoid it.

Avoiding providing details is what gets you the standard Linux forum reply. Generic complaints foster generic replies

This is going the Slashdot way, thanks for bringing up some nostalgia back.

Yeah, by now we all know about your personal issues with Linus, we don't need to hear it on every single thread.

Like the personal issues Linux fanboys have with Microsoft, Apple and Google?

Threads are written not spoken, if you don't want to read them press PgDn.

Oh, I see. You misunderstand: my issues with MS, Apple and Google are entirely dispersonal[0]. I think they're shitty companies no matter who works for them. Why would you take this personally?

The use of "hear" is metaphorical, not literal. You can learn grown up words now.

[0] Yes, that's exactly the word I meant.

I use the vocabulary that people in the school playground are able to understand, after all nowadays it is all about inclusion.

Linus or Linux?