Comment on I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows

• fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My partner has a bog standard Weseary headset and the knobs don’t work on Linux. Setting up his gaming mouse from Logitech was also a nightmare. Linux needs to work on it’s plug and play for normiea, as much as I love it.

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  • ikirin@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    IMO that’s not the fault of Linux per se but of the manifacturers that only provide drivers/software for Windows and then let the community figure out the rest. The end result is the same just due to a different cause.

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    • AppearanceBoring9229@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sadly most manufacturers still don’t care about linux support. If you are lucky sometimes there’s a community alternative. But even then some of the advanced features may not work.

      What you can do is check on their website which drivers they have available, and avoid buying stuff that doesn’t have Linux support when possible.

      With more adoption I hope that it becomes increasingly available, although in practice I’ve seen several products drop their Linux support due to low users. 😢

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s because Linux isn’t used widely enough. Nobody is gonna put in effort for the sake of 3 random customers.

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      • fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I really hope the Steam suite pushes the tide.

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  • Nugscree@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If it is a wireless one Solaar has been my go to program to manage Logitech mouses, so maybe that will also help you?

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    • fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      It took several hours to set that up.

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      • Nugscree@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Hmm odd it should not take that long, especially with the flatpack. My install picked up the unified receiver near instant, it was only setting up the keys that took a few minutes for the MX Master 3s.

        Does it all work now?

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• nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Some pen display, graphic tablets, and audio pheriperials are not always fully supported on Linux. Even new hardware does not guarantee a full support.

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  • semperverus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Hell, even common stuff like the Elgato Stream Deck either doesnt work, works very poorly, or can’t replicate all of the functionality.

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