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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).

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Want to swich to Linux - question about Wifi drivers (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi, everyone!

I am interested in Linux, but wasn't able to use it on my system, because of the lack of wifi drivers. Now here's my question: Are there any Linux distros, that support wifi out of the box?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago (7 children)

Simplified speaking there is no such thing as a driver in the Linux world. It either works or it doesn't. Try to figure out what the wifi hardware in your PC is, otherwise we can't really help you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago (6 children)

Yo. Who sells you your crack? I want some. Of course there's drivers in Linux.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago (5 children)

Simplified speaking ofc. rolls eyes

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago (1 children)

How is that simplified at all? Sometimes you need to download drivers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 years ago (1 children)

in 90% (other than Nvidia GPU) not, and certainly not in the way Windows users are used to it. For beginners it is better to only use the hardware that is supported by the kernel itself.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 years ago (1 children)

Perhaps he falls into that other 10%? That's still 1 in 10. Though that's obviously not accurate.

No they're not the same as Windows, and some people don't have the financial option of buying a system specifically for Linux - they have what they have and need to make it work.

I needed to download wifi drivers for my first Linux install. Sometimes it happens. No need to mislead the poor guy.

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

Hence I asked him to figure out what his hardware is. Talking about drivers on Linux is what misleds most beginner users on Linux, as it is totally different from the Windows world.

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

We're just arguing on a miscommunication, there's no real difference in our intended outcome. Hope you have a good day man.

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