It's always best to get fixes from your distro (or some package manager) first, where everything is integrated with the system and preconfigured and updated so you don't have to maintain it yourself over time. Like, for example, picking the legacy drivers from your distro instead of trying a manual install. I cannot emphasize this enough; it was a common mistake I made with linux early on.

I mean, not everything can be perfect, but its very easy to break the system and go down long maintenance rabbit holes.

[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

I will say, I've noticed it's smart to treat Linux communities like specialty pet communities. You can follow the"general logic" but every now and when someones going to tell you your a bad pet owner if you don't rub your guinea pig in coconut oil every week

[–] bastion@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is the big temptation with Linux. It's open source, and there's a lot of information out there, so maybe technically you can fix XYZ..

..but, realistically, it's often better to just use supported hardware, or use a distro that supports your hardware.

sometimes you can get a "quick fix" from a github repo or some such, and it'll just work. ..but, it's so easy for a quick fix to turn into a rabbit hole of many hours, or even many days.

..and if you're doing that, you've got to be into it for the journey more than the destination.