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minus-square woodgen ( @woodgen@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up29·2 years agoHow do you even search for drivers in Linux? I thought this was a windows only thing
minus-square ______ ( @______@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoYou need to if your device isn’t officially supported. This is pretty common for USB wifi cards. There’s a DB of officially supported cards , and if your card isn’t there then you have to look up for a driver. Usually they’re fairly easy to find with just googling.
minus-square woodgen ( @woodgen@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoIf it’s not in the Kernel, write a driver and upstream it. Be a man.
minus-square desconectado ( @desconectado@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoAnd this is a clear example of how to keep people away from Linux, nothing push more people out of a community than shamming.
minus-square ______ ( @______@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoEasier said than done. I did want to look into writing wifi drivers but imo these are the most difficult drivers to write code for.
minus-square u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org) ( @user224@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoOn ubuntu-based distros, you can use driver manager.
How do you even search for drivers in Linux? I thought this was a windows only thing
You need to if your device isn’t officially supported. This is pretty common for USB wifi cards.
There’s a DB of officially supported cards , and if your card isn’t there then you have to look up for a driver.
Usually they’re fairly easy to find with just googling.
If it’s not in the Kernel, write a driver and upstream it. Be a man.
And this is a clear example of how to keep people away from Linux, nothing push more people out of a community than shamming.
Easier said than done. I did want to look into writing wifi drivers but imo these are the most difficult drivers to write code for.
On ubuntu-based distros, you can use driver manager.