this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2023
1359 points (94.0% liked)

linuxmemes

20762 readers
1620 users here now

I use Arch btw

Sister communities:

Community rules

  1. Follow the site-wide rules and code of conduct
  2. Be civil
  3. Post Linux-related content
  4. No recent reposts

Please report posts and comments that break these rules!

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
1359
It's OK if you cry (infosec.pub)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
290 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

6 years ago, I was using a USB wifi adapter with my desktop (my friends next door paid for internet and we paid them half the bill to share).

I had picked this wifi adapter specifically because it had linux support, even though I used windows (I had an inkling I'd switch). So, I tried to switch but upon boot I couldn't wifi because the adapters module wasn't bundled by my distro so I had to instal 'dkms', but I couldn't do that without an internet connection...

So yeah, it can still bite you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

lol, could you realize your story would be the same if you just replaced relevant software names?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Windows shipped with said driver.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

eh, next time pay linux owners and spare a reboot :D