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?
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Slaxis@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day agoOr rely on software that is not available in Linux and can’t be emulated, which unfortunately applies to both my work and personal use
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
j0ester@lemmy.world 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day 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.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Your edge case is not indicative of a larger trend.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
The good news is this isn’t an issue for most people, it was free, and your device was already doing so poorly with Windows you felt it was at the end of its life, so even not working perfectly it still worked.