Comment on Linux's Sole Wireless/WiFi Driver Maintainer Is Stepping Down - Phoronix
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 3 days agoJust built a brand new linux desktop, no wifi dongles work in it.
If I want wifi i need specifically order from this company.
I’m gonna be so sad if this doesn’t work
Petter1@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Debian? Ubuntu?
Because those use old kernels (okay, maybe ubuntu patches in newer versions of in kernel drivers) Recent kernel updates got many new supported wifi chipsets:
github.com/morrownr/…/USB_WiFi_Chipsets.md
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’m talking about the newest version of Mint I installed last month that is useless because it can’t use the drivers for the wifi dongles I own