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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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What hardware does not support Linux? (lemmy.world)

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I never really see hardware lacking Linux support mentioned, which got me caught by surprise when a computer with a Broadcom network card couldn't use the card. What other hardware don't work with Linux?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (4 children)

nvidia cards are always giving people grief, especially on Wayland. Technically supported but practically not recommended if you want an easy time

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I always hear this, but I've been using Nvidia with Linux since 2004 and have never had any issues.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I've had mixed experiences myself. Sometimes it works, sometimes it randomly breaks. I just wouldn't recommend it to someone who wants it to "just work" and be stable and not do maintenance. For me, I'm someone who's happy to do maintenance, but I don't want that to extend to my graphics card, which in this day and age ought to just work.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

If you have a GTX 10xx card or later, their are virtually no issue with Wayland anymore. I have two PC with nvidia cards and had almost 0 issue with gnome plasma and hyprland in the last two years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

i have more problems with them on x11 honestly

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sadly I bought my PC before switching to Linux was on the agenda. And I don't have the money to change to AMD.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

Don't be too sad, I'm playing and working daily with an NVIDIA for years now and it's just working.