It sucks that peripheral manufacturers don't fully support Linux. I've given Linux Mint an honest and fair try and I like it for being distraction-free and unbloated as opposed to Windows. However, there are too many things that don't work in Linux, such as connecting an external VGA screen through an HDMI adaptor, or to configure a Logitech mouse. It's a deal breaker.

This article pretty much says it all:

https://itvision.altervista.org/why...

I'm sorry to say that I totally agree with it. Linux is a lost case. But, as one commenter points out, so is Windows. Feels like operating systems on PC are hitting a dead end.

TempleOS era soon

he knew this was coming

Linux supported hardware exist, so the choice is yours. I started buying Linux & Mac supported peripherals 5 years before finally switching. I avoided things like GDI printers even when it were the cheapest printers.

I can configure my Logitech mouse with Piper/ratbag, but yes, certain features are only possible on the disgusting Logitech app in Windows

@TerriToniAX i run linux on my desktop / laptop for like 10 years. I almost never had anything not working.

Just pick your hardware. If logitech doesn't work dont buy it

hell my mum used her ubuntu desktop for like 10 years. Never had an issue. She doesn't know much about computers but she's a secretary so she can do basic things with files and stuff and word edition and stuff I don't want to hear linux is complicated.

Sorry, I think devrant just accidentally deleted someone's comment when I deleted my own comment. It's a bit buggy.

Guys, you know this is exactly what the article against Linux brought up - that Linux enthusiasts tell you to base your hardware purchases on the OS instead of the other way round. I happen to like Logitech as their mice are the only ones with infinite scroll, a feature I can't live without. There's no chance in hell I'm spending any money just to settle with something worse. Sure, Windows is from hell with all its bloatware but at least most hardware manufacturers support it. I might be a geek, but I'm also pragmatic. So, if Logitech doesn't work on Linux, then I'm not using Linux. It's as simple as that.

@TerriToniAX write the code for it

that's how anything gets on linux

it's OUR operating system ⚒️

(and maybe the vendor will send you their secret op codes to help you, cuz reverse engineering those things is very confusing)

It depends on what you value most and what effort you are willing to make. Windows/Mac are king for GUI´s, and those are the article´s main Linux criticisms. I created a keyboard backlight python GUI for my Linux laptop & open-sourced it (now an official vendor has made a better tool).

If Microsoft had poored the amount of money they did in Windows, in a Linux OS , it would be 10x better than Windows and the drivers wouldn´t even be an issue as 99% of desktops in the world would run a UNIX-derivative.

To me, not having bloatware & Windows updates outweighs having to do a bare-metal setup for sth every once in a while.. it is a big barrier for general adoption though.

@jestdotty

It's like telling someone to mend their new car just so they can fit in a standard steering wheel.

I'm a dev but I'm not employed by either Linux or Logitech so why on earth would I spend any of my scarse sparetime on writing any code to pull their shit together? If the OS or the drivers require mending in order to work, then they are broken.

@TerriToniAX because otherwise you're paying Microsoft with your data and their ability to take options away from you and make decisions for you, and wherever that may lead

nothing's free in this world. pros and cons. all depends which price you're willing to pay

@jestdotty

At least Windows has options (Logitech Options). I agree about the pros and cons, though. At the moment, Windows does the job for me (while with Linux I would do the job for it :P) I might reconsider in the future, if Windows gets more cons than pros as compared to Linux. For me it's about 60/40 and getting closer to a tie for each of Microsoft's stupid decisions. I haven't even dared trying Windows 11 yet, and from what I've heard about it I'm afraid it's not for me.