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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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determining why/how hardware is supported in one distro but not another? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 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.