> I'm sorry but that OS is barely capable of outputting a stable HDMI signal, god help you if you are on a laptop with external monitor.
You may have had particularly bad luck with poorly supported hardware, but I don't think this is a normal experience.
I've been using Linux exclusively on desktops and laptops (with various VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, and PD-powered DisplayPort-over-USB-C monitors and TVs since 2002 without any unstable behavior or incompatibility.
You may have had particularly bad luck with poorly supported hardware, but I don't think this is a normal experience.
I've been using Linux exclusively on desktops and laptops (with various VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, and PD-powered DisplayPort-over-USB-C monitors and TVs since 2002 without any unstable behavior or incompatibility.