• madcaesar@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    You’re 100% right.

    Linux Mint is not hard to learn at all, it’s almost identical to windows.

    The problem is the random ass shit you have to debug that the average user will not do and conclude Linux sucks.

    IE if you have an Nvidia card, which shit loads of people do, you will struggle with bullshit just having two monitors…

    If you have Logitech devices, which shit load of people do, you won’t have drivers and you’ll have to fuck around dealing with shit.

    In addition to other quirky shit that happens on Linux some not really Linux fault and some just is.

    That said one of the good things about chat gtp / ai is that they are actually really helpful at debugging Linux.

    So yea… Linux isn’t just plug and play, the way windows is. Windows steals your data and has shit loads of bloat but just like cellphones the average person doesn’t give a shit nor does he understand how / why windows is awful.

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        18 hours ago

        Yeah I have exclusively Logitech mice. That was a weird one lol. Also the nvidia stuff is pretty good these days. But I’d still buy a radeon if you’re planning on using Linux.

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        18 hours ago

        Oh, is that the issue? Using a different dongle than the one it came with? That would explain why mine was just plug and play.
        And if all else fails, my mouse also has bluetooth.

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          16 hours ago

          Yeah. When you buy a Logitech mouse that comes with a dongle in the same package, you don’t need to do anything, just plug it in.

          In my case though, I bought a replacement dongle for a mouse that was missing one, and was able to use Solarr to pair it up.

          Solaar does the other Logitech-specific stuff you need too, like macros, scroll wheel ratcheting, and all that.

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      16 hours ago

      I’ve never had an issue with Logo-tech or my dual monitor nvidia setup and I disrro hop quite regularly

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      18 hours ago

      Been switching monitors with Nvdidia card last few years (edit: yeah, laptop. So two monitors setup), every single one is plug and play. What am I doing wrong?