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Lots of PCs are poised to fall off the Windows 10 update cliff one year from today (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

You just download them, like with windows?

If you've never downloaded drivers manually it's super easy these days. You'll get a tool from the device manufacturer that checks your hardware and system and automatically installs the correct driver with computer restarts at the correct places. You just press the go button.

That said most default drivers are open source and included in Linux, so you should be able to get by without downloading anything unless you need the latest manufacturer driver.

[–] Voltage@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I never had to download drivers on linux but most manufacture driver install softwares are always for Windows. Except for like AMD

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

That's definitely an issue. I checked my printer today and it has Linux drivers ready to go. And everything else is ASUS/AMD/Corsair. And I really don't care if the RGB in my mechanical keyboard works.

[–] LilDestructiveSheep@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does that count also for graphic cards?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

AMD for sure, with NVIDIA your mileage may vary. I'd go check their site but I'd be very surprised if they were behind the times on driver update tools. The drivers can make a huge difference in games so usually they're on top of that.

[–] LilDestructiveSheep@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So heres the Thing. My graphic card is from AMD

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is AMDs page. Honestly I have more faith in AMD than NVIDIA these days.

[–] LilDestructiveSheep@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Hm. Gonna dig a bit into that

[–] Piece_Maker@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

You'll not have to download anything then, AMD drivers are baked in. You'll literally be able to boot your OS for the first time, install a game and it'll get full performance off the bat