Agents make Linux the best AI-era desktop: one prompt fixed a broken webcam
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-14
@steipete says try Linux with agents now: his Dell XPS webcam wasn't working, he told Codex, it rebooted and fixed it. @virushuo adds that Linux is becoming the most useful desktop OS in the AI era — agents will fix its disadvantages and its open ecosystem does the rest.
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