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Muromec 2 hours ago

>but then package those modules into separate packages. If you don't need somedriver.ko, then you don't `apt install linux-driver-somedriver

But I don't want to know what drivers I need and will need next. Tomorrow I could buy a different wifi module and then what? Spend 3 hours googling which rtl378326973268632aahaxhabt.ko to install? Thanks but no thanks.

patmorgan23 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

So why can't someone (probably the distro) build a utility that detects the hardware and installs the required kernal module?

We can have security and convenience.

tardedmeme an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

On older versions of Windows you used to get popups saying new hardware is detected, would you like to install the driver now?