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- linuxmemes@lemmy.world
- linux@programming.dev
- cross-posted to:
- linuxmemes@lemmy.world
- linux@programming.dev
PewDiePie made a video on why he installed Linux and explained why everyone should do it too. Due to his number of followers, this might be the year of the Linux Desktop? Hooray?
I wanted to give new life to an old acer laptop/tablet hybrid. I installed Linux, but the webcam and microphone just won’t work no matter what. The power button also doesn’t work.
There’s still a long way to go before any casual user would accept this.
Your edge case is not indicative of a larger trend.
It is. If you ever try to plug a webcam or use any conference software on Linux. I will not speak about audio if you have to handle multiple sources…
I haven’t had any issues with webcams or conference software (Jitsi, Zoom, and Discord).
You are using the WebRTC stack that’s why. It’s done by your browser. Bad quality, low stability ,not secure. Plus WebRTC can be used by malicious site, by default you should disable it. Nope I am talking about videconferencing software like Webex, …
The good news is this isn’t an issue for most people, it was free, and your device was already doing so poorly with Windows you felt it was at the end of its life, so even not working perfectly it still worked.
Edit: Also, Linux isn’t one thing. Your distro may not have included the packages to make those devices work, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. You could have searched for a solution, or perhaps a different distro would work.
This was the result of much research, I’m not entirely new to the space. No one got these peripherals to work on that device, unfortunately.
I don’t understand what you mean by this isn’t an issue for most people. Most people do care about a webcam not working right. Or do jou mean my device isn’t representative? That could be, but it doesn’t mean people with this device have a good Linux experience if they install it.
Yes, this. Most devices it just works, and a small minority will work with a little effort. A miniscule number will be like yours. It isn’t representative of the average experience. It’s an outlier.
Out of curiosity, how long ago was this? It very well may have the support now, though if it’s from some manufacturer using proprietary drivers for their webcams, for some crazy stupid reason, then maybe not.
Most of manufacturers use windows drivers, due to the market share it is realistic. It is plug and play and work like a charm. After years of using Linux half of the devices will never work on it, mostly because nobody cares. The other half will need tuning to be usable if you are lucky. 2% will ready for Linux.
Including :
This was just two weeks ago, and it’s a relatively old device, from 2014. It’s proprietary bullhonky all over that device unfortunately, from the screen brightness to the webcam to the bloody power button.
It depends about what you plan to do with your computer it’s not the best music, graphisms, streaming, …even if there are solid improvements. Usually you will get more chance with an old device than a brand new one.