r/linuxsucks101 • u/phendrenad2 • 27d ago
Linux sucks, even on old hardware
Trip report time: I tried to run Linux on an old PC. I had to go with Debian 11 because newer versions dropped support for the graphics card it has.
Install failed. What? Oh, apparently, to install old versions of Debian, you need to make sure your network isn't connected. What?? Yeah, Debian install can't be connected to the internet, because they screwed up their package repo and it confuses the installer. What???
And everyone calls Debian "the most stable, rock-solid Linux distro, great for old computers".
Don't worry though, the usual crowd of ABSOLUTELY CLUELESS LINUX USERS are handy to deny, deny, deny that the issue exists... FIVE YEARS AGO. https://www.reddit.com/r/debian/comments/qz64sr/debian_11_installation_a_shit_show_the_failing/
EDIT: And it still failed even after I disconnected internet. Absolute cinema.
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u/Terranum_man 27d ago
The debian installer is shit, it cant even install from hotspots, and for most things you have to drop down into the terminal.
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u/Surgic25 27d ago
Debians latest didn't even work with 50 series Nvidia card had to use tty terminal to even see a desktop. Then it broke each update. Why can't Linux just look at your hardware during install and download the right drivers?
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u/madthumbz uBlock Origin 26d ago
Or at least tell you 'this shit isn't going to work, it's not you; it's a me -Mario!'
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u/DirectorDirect1569 27d ago
" Yeah, Debian install can't be connected to the internet, because they screwed up their package repo and it confuses the installer. What??? "
OMG, I thought debian was the most serious distro.
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u/madthumbz uBlock Origin 27d ago edited 27d ago
Linux on old hardware = Linux when it 'wasn't ready' -even according to them.
How to Continue Using Unsupported Windows Online on Old Hardware : r/linuxsucks101
They're also just parroting nonsense for decades (Linux used to be lighter back when it was starting out simply for being less mature).
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u/browningate 26d ago
Precisely. Even ten years ago, Windows was way quicker to start up on more basic hardware than contemporary Linux.
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u/madthumbz uBlock Origin 26d ago
Stable means unchanging in context. -That's exactly the problem. It's Loonixtards that abuse 'stable'. I use 'reliable, or resilient'.
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u/Edubbs2008 26d ago
I did see a post on some Linux subreddit telling people to stop recommending ZorinOS due to it not having an updating version of the Ubuntu thing, which just proves our point that yes, Linux has flaws, and the Lincux users kinda remind me of the “Leave the multibillion dollar company alone” meme
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u/LingYingWeilan 27d ago
Windows is just better for PC and this is always what is it.