For a given device, sometimes one linux distro perfectly supports a hardware component. Then if I switch distros, the same component no longer functions at all, or is very buggy.

How do I find out what the difference is?

  • @lurch
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    2 months ago

    apart from license issues of propietary drivers, it can be the kernel or modules being slightly older and the driver is only in the newest kernel / modules bundle that didn’t make it into all distros yet

    • @[email protected]OP
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      22 months ago

      license issues of propietary drivers,

      kernel or modules being slightly older and the driver is only in the newest kernel / modules bundle that didn’t make it into all distros yet

      how do I find out about both of these?

      • @lurch
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        12 months ago

        compare the versions of the packages. there is a big button on kernel.org that has the latest release version plus a list on the left. if you use modules that aren’t part of this, they have their own versions somewhere depending on module.