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can we talk about driver support in linux.
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this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2023
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Have a relative that just got a new laptop with Windows 11, but their printer wouldn't work with it. It was a fairly old thing, but it worked fine on Windows 10. Turns out, the manufacturer no longer distributes the driver directly, and instead just shares it through Windows Update, which would be super convenient, except the driver is only listed for Windows 10 devices, and won't install on Windows 11. So dumb.