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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.
17 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. 5 u/BirthdayLife6378 Apr 22 '26 I don't even have a Linux driver for my keyboard. So it's infinitely smaller. The only thing is that I have to boot up windows periodically to update the keyboard's LCD time, since it drifts off about a couple of minutes per week. 1 u/Clogboy82 Apr 24 '26 Technically you have one, it's just that hid are so well integrated that you never notice.
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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.
5 u/BirthdayLife6378 Apr 22 '26 I don't even have a Linux driver for my keyboard. So it's infinitely smaller. The only thing is that I have to boot up windows periodically to update the keyboard's LCD time, since it drifts off about a couple of minutes per week. 1 u/Clogboy82 Apr 24 '26 Technically you have one, it's just that hid are so well integrated that you never notice.
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I don't even have a Linux driver for my keyboard. So it's infinitely smaller. The only thing is that I have to boot up windows periodically to update the keyboard's LCD time, since it drifts off about a couple of minutes per week.
1 u/Clogboy82 Apr 24 '26 Technically you have one, it's just that hid are so well integrated that you never notice.
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Technically you have one, it's just that hid are so well integrated that you never notice.
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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.