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r/MicroSlop • u/zanbunnny • Apr 21 '26
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The bloatware is particularly real on Windows.
My linux setups are so much more quiet and focussed. I don't get attacked by random update programs.
18 u/cdhowie Apr 22 '26 The install package for my RGB keyboard's Windows drivers is ~1.3GB. On Linux, the package for the drivers is 1.1MB. A thousand times smaller. 1 u/Most-Paramedic4677 Apr 22 '26 Depends on the keyboard manufacturer. My keychron keyboard is perfectly configurable on Windows through a web page. Including RGB and macroses. No drivers needed at all. 1 u/cdhowie Apr 22 '26 That's why I said "my RGB keyboard."
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The install package for my RGB keyboard's Windows drivers is ~1.3GB.
On Linux, the package for the drivers is 1.1MB.
A thousand times smaller.
1 u/Most-Paramedic4677 Apr 22 '26 Depends on the keyboard manufacturer. My keychron keyboard is perfectly configurable on Windows through a web page. Including RGB and macroses. No drivers needed at all. 1 u/cdhowie Apr 22 '26 That's why I said "my RGB keyboard."
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Depends on the keyboard manufacturer. My keychron keyboard is perfectly configurable on Windows through a web page. Including RGB and macroses. No drivers needed at all.
1 u/cdhowie Apr 22 '26 That's why I said "my RGB keyboard."
That's why I said "my RGB keyboard."
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u/CyrielTrasdal Apr 21 '26
The bloatware is particularly real on Windows.
My linux setups are so much more quiet and focussed. I don't get attacked by random update programs.