[Bug 109758] AMD GPU for Ubuntu Linux Broken

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            Bug ID: 109758
           Summary: AMD GPU for Ubuntu Linux Broken
           Product: DRI
           Version: XOrg git
          Hardware: Other
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: DRM/AMDgpu
          Assignee: dri-devel at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: tomhansen992 at gmail.com

You should put a warning label up whenever you are handing out free "break your
linux distro" drivers. A few months ago I tried to install the driver on 18.10
I had to look online to find out that it breaking the Linux install was the
intended effect. Okay, so I bought this computer with a 570 like two years ago
and it hasn't been properly supported this entire time. Linux gets updated to
4.18 on Ubuntu and my GPU isn't giving me the same error it has been for the
last entire time I had the computer, exciting. I try to install the drivers and
WOW it breaking is still the intended result. I notice I have Ubuntu 18.04.2,
the one advertised is 18.04.1 and sure enough Google tells me that the intended
effect was to break my Linux. My complaint is if you know that you're going to
break my computer over and over again just give me some warnings, like "hey
this doesn't work on Linux 4.18" instead of just handing it out like Malware.
This is 3 years in and I still do not have proper support for my GPU on Linux.
Sorry for being frustrated but this company has caused my anguish for no good
reason. The error is DKMS failed or something after it installs but you guys
already know that it doesn't work with a fresh install of Ubuntu. I'm not
downgrading my Linux so I get the errors on startup again I have to wait for
you guys to properly support my GPU 2 years after the GPU was released. Do you
guys give refunds for this sort of thing I had to reinstall my operating system
more than 6 times slowing down everything I wanted to do. When rich people have
their time wasted they get to sue people..

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