How do I find out if the hardware is compatible Linux®?
You can find out if the hardware is compatible Linux® compatible with the official website of a specific distribution or taste you intend to run. Usually there is a link to a list of compatible hardware. If you have installation compact disks (CDS) or digital versatile disk (DVD), you can be able to consult notes on release, which can provide very valuable compatibility information. Notes to release are stored in the file on the disk. Other ways to find out whether the hardware is compatible with Linux® is a consultation with the official website of the device manufacturer or the manufacturer's website manufacturer (PC) or the laptop you have. It is also useful to keep in mind that modems without a controller, also known as "Win" or "Soft" modems, tend to be very problematic and most of them are not compatible at all. If you plan to have an Internet connection, it is highly suitable to get a modem based on a controller, also called a hardware modem to avoid problemswith compatibility.
There are many often updated websites that specialize in helping you to determine whether a piece of hardware is compatible Linux®. Some are devoted to a specific type of hardware such as printers. Performing the Internet search using the keywords "Linux printing" or "Modems for Linux" displays sufficient options referring to the necessary information. You should read the information carefully, as detailed sites will determine when a piece of hardware is partially compatible Linux®. This information is usually based on a user feedback that tends to be quite reliable.
Reading requirements on the system printing on the hardware package will ever reveal that the device is compatible Linux®. Such useful information rarely appears on the hardware package, but at least it is worth looking. Most devices like digital cameras do not require installationsoftware to work. This almost always means that hardware is a compatible Linux® because it tends to connect as a file system when it is connected to the universal serial collection ports (USB). Although economic printers tend to be problematic, printers - especially printers that are commercial network printers - are almost always compatible.
Many veterans users actually prefer Linux® compatibility research on visiting community forums for the specific distribution they run. Members of these forums can provide you with an excellent unofficial answer that is often equally accurate, not more accurate than official, because they represent how distribution of distribution equipment behaves on different platforms and under different configurations. There is often someone on the forum who can provide you with free technical support that solves compatibility problems.