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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I've spent ways less time editing the windows registry than I've spent trying to fix all the dual monitor bugs with linux.

Windows issues/changes are a 30 second google search away, linux issues often enough require a 1 hour deep dive into multiple forums.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Have you googled Windows issues? Every problem apparently is fixed by running chkdsk or download a "driver updater". And it wasn't exactly good in the past either.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you don't know what to search, how to word it, or where to look instead of clicking the first link with "[SOLUTION]" then maybe you shouldn't be troubleshooting...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Oh come off it. Obviosuly you don't click those the problem is the Microsoft support articles are outdated/missing and their own forums aren't much better.

The chaff you have to cut through for Microsoft products is on another level.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It... Depends... Also, you picked the wrong platform to argue against Linux on 😅

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

The fact that you have to say it depends and wait for clarification of which exact flavor of Linux version and problem it is is just chef's kiss

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago

Ah yes, no counter arguments here, only patting on the back while everyone takes turns looking down on a different group of people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Wayland pretty much solves every single dual monitor issue. Only problem now is getting complete Nvidia support and patching out edge cases. I dual monitor all the time, and not just normal dual monitor either, the monitor count increases or decreases on a whim and not a single screen in use are the same. They all have different refresh rates, resolutions, orientations, vrr & hdr support, color ranges, etc. everything works as expected.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Last time I checked (during the installation of Fedora 39), HDR support was nearly non-existent in Linux, with the only options being some hacky experimental support for gaming via Gamescope. Has that changed in the last 6 months? It’s the only thing holding me back from jumping to Linux these days.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

KDE Plasma 6 has experimental HDR support. The HDR Wayland protocol isn't finished just yet. Here's a good source.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I do technical support (mainly Windows but some Linux) and fully agree; most people just want to project for one reason or another. My main concern is privacy and bloat, but those are easy enough to address on either platform.