I ordered a data-logger for a work-related project, Which comes with windows software and need admin priviledge (that I don’t have due to corporate IT policies). So I lost 2h going to the IT department trying to get someone with admin right installing this driver :(

What’s the reason hardware come mostly with Windows driver (rather than Linux) and why do these software/driver need admin privilege for installation where their customer base are professional who often don’t have the right privilege on their PC ? Is there something technically forcing the privilege elevation to install a driver ?

  • Deestan@lemmy.world
    31·
    1 day ago

    This saves me from accidentally installing a rootkit or other software.

    This sentence surprised me a bit. When and how often do you run that risk?

    • Somewhiteguy@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 day ago

      Before the last few years, I was on a lot of torrenting sites. Really before a lot of software became what we now know as FOSS, it was the way we traded software. So, there was a potential much higher then than now. I’ve been doing this computer thing for closer to 30+ years, so my habits come from headaches and other learned lessons.