Yes lol, a lot of hardware is simply incompatible with Linux. I had a wifi adapter that didn't work due to there being no Linux driver for it, so I just tried a different one and that worked. I recently compared 6 different headsets side by side before settling on a winner because Linux is so unpredictable when it comes to audio.
But like m0r1arty said, if you're trying to troubleshoot something specific then there are distro specific forums (not just reddit).
I haven't had any issues with installing distros yet so I can't comment on that, although I did have issues trying to install wine.
I don't blame people for giving up on Linux, because I have experienced that frustration of searching online only to see people act as if Linux doesn't really have any issues and that it must be your fault if you have problems. I happen to be motivated to make it my main OS though, so I was prepared to invest hours of time troubleshooting and configuring things.
Yes lol, a lot of hardware is simply incompatible with Linux. I had a wifi adapter that didn't work due to there being no Linux driver for it, so I just tried a different one and that worked. I recently compared 6 different headsets side by side before settling on a winner because Linux is so unpredictable when it comes to audio.
But like m0r1arty said, if you're trying to troubleshoot something specific then there are distro specific forums (not just reddit).
I haven't had any issues with installing distros yet so I can't comment on that, although I did have issues trying to install wine.
I don't blame people for giving up on Linux, because I have experienced that frustration of searching online only to see people act as if Linux doesn't really have any issues and that it must be your fault if you have problems. I happen to be motivated to make it my main OS though, so I was prepared to invest hours of time troubleshooting and configuring things.