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?

  • linuxPIPEpowerOP
    3·
    2 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@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      2 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.