Slackware 12.1

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FearisFailure

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This is probably a really dumb question but does anyone have any drivers for SlackWare 12.1? I know people write their own most of the time but I just thought if their was anyone who knew of any driver sites? :confused:
 
FearisFailure said:
This is probably a really dumb question but does anyone have any drivers for SlackWare 12.1? I know people write their own most of the time but I just thought if their was anyone who knew of any driver sites? :confused:
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Most people who use Linux don't write their own drivers. The vast majority of drivers on a Linux system are actually built into the kernel itself. You don't go to a download site to get drivers, the kernel supports a very wide range of different hardware already.

Sometimes hardware can come with their own Linux drivers that need to be compiled and inserted into the kernel, but I don't know of any Linux driver websites, most of the time they're available directly from the manufacturer.

What hardware drivers do you need?
 
That makes a lot of sense. Thank you guys for your help. That gives me a much better understand of what I need to do. Thanks Again!!
 
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