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Firmware updates. Samsung doesn't support Linux and so fwupd gets no security updates from them, fuck Samsung
What device exactly? e.g. i could update my Samsung NVMe firmware with nvme-cli without any problems.
laptop
Ok what of your laptop isn't getting firmware updates anymore?
it is... well not currently i think, but i remember in the first two years i got no firmware updates on linux, then, when i booted windows the update gave me some firmware updates
Linux is great when you have the opportunity to choose the right hardware upfront.
There's a few things that are outright neglected.