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My experience is very similar. And yet in every debate on this subject some people will claim that they are running Linux without experiencing any of these problems. They can't all be lying can they? So what gives?

I believe it all comes down to selecting the right hardware. The way I've been trying Linux was to install it on some machine I had lying around (mostly Acer, Asus, MacBook, no-name towers). Apparently, that's not how it works.

I remember back in 1990s and early 2000s it was hit and miss whether or not Linux would install on a particular machine. Then over time things improved and you could install it on almost any machine.

Some Linux enthusiasts celebrated this achievement by claiming loudly that Linux now "just works". They couldn't possibly have done a greater disservice to the desktop Linux movement, because that's just not true.

It doesn't just work. It just installs. And then it's crushingly disappointing on most machines.

My next Linux attempt will be on one of those known good hardware configurations. Anything else is just a waste of time.