What do you mean? I’ve never had any issues with multiple devices. They’re… Just different devices.
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gnygnygny@lemm.ee 3 weeks agoIf you don’t use many devices it’s fine.
Cenzorrll@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
sjkhgsi@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I don’t know if this is what they meant, but what’s stopping me from fully switching is that I have a bunch of peripheral devices with windows-only drivers
aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Many of them work without having to install anything. You could try a live boot USB and see what of them doesn’t work to get an idea how difficult it’ll be.
(possibly needless) anecdote
My dad is a Windows “power user” and it’s funny trying to talk to him about Linux because there are so many things unique to Windows that were essentially OS problems foisted onto “power users” that he is concerned about with regards to Linux and a lot of them basically don’t apply (e.g. anti-virus, drive letters, installing drivers for everything, etc.).
sjkhgsi@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Oh yeah I’ve already dual booted. Its mostly musical instrument related stuff that’s stopping the full switch over. Like the programs to edit presets on my guitar pedal and synth are not huge fans of Linux. I would say for most people though, you could probably switch them to Linux and they wouldn’t even notice
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
TBH I kinda like the whole “drive letter” thing. But I also understand mount points, so I don’t really miss it, but still.
CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I was surprised to have a fairly unusual setup with fairly unusual peripherals, and everything pretty much worked out of the box, except for one software (philips hue sync) for which there is an open source alternative (huenicorn, and it wasn’t built-in as Linux drivers are, because it’s specialized and requires a special interface)
Cenzorrll@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ah, that makes sense. I thought they were talking about laptop, desktop, kids computer, tablet, etc. and was like ¿…? Linux works next to everything better than anything else.
Anyway, I see what you mean. I got a temperature monitor that needed to be set up using their proprietary software that they only made for Windows, wine didn’t work so I actually ended up setting up a tiny win 10 VM so I could set it up. Easier and safer than dual booting with Windows around. Besides that though, I’ve always been able to find a workaround.
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I have 2 servers, 6 containers, a raspi, a desktop, and a laptop all running linux just fine. My two phones send notification updates to my laptop via kde connect
I have lots of devices on linux and they all play nice together
Slaxis@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Or rely on software that is not available in Linux and can’t be emulated, which unfortunately applies to both my work and personal use
j0ester@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s exactly this. There are SteamOS-like systems out there (Bazzite and CachyOS) but it’s a pain if you don’t know what you’re doing. Needless to say, Enterprises will be using Windows for a very long time since they can easily restrict software and such - and a lot of their software is Windows-based only.
Slaxis@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Yeah every thread is basically “lol bro just use Linux, skill issue”… I’m very comfortable with Linux, shell scripting and all those things. Been doing is almost 30 years. There are a wide range of things that are just not supported, which makes it a non-starter for a lot of people.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
It’s because, for the vast majority of people, it isn’t an issue. We browsers work fine and gaming is pretty much solves. If you’re doing something technical enough to require specific software then you’re technical enough to figure out if it works for you. If you aren’t then it will work for you, and solve a lot of the issues Windows causes too.
sykaster@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
I wanted to give new life to an old acer laptop/tablet hybrid. I installed Linux, but the webcam and microphone just won’t work no matter what. The power button also doesn’t work.
There’s still a long way to go before any casual user would accept this.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Work should supply you with a managed device. That’s out of your control.
I’m genuinely curious though - what ‘personal use’ software do you run that isn’t supported in Linux?
Slaxis@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
I DJ on twitch, but haven’t found software that’s compatible with my hardware, and I also do it on VRchat which has anti-cheat and so it can’t run at all. There are other smaller things but that’s the deal breaker.