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Where is Linux not working well in your daily usage? Share your pain points as of 2026, so we can respectfully discuss (libretechni.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@libretechni.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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Thought I'd create a distinct thread from the previous one asking about daily use, because I really do want to hear more on people's pain points. Great to know people are generally sounding pretty positive in those posts who recently switched, but want to know your difficulties as well! This way old and new users can share their thoughts, hopefully to inspire a respectful discussion.

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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Laptop OEMs seem to go with fingerprint readers that have no Linux support.
A number of distros out of the box have some IMO dumb things you need to change.

E.g. Fedora insisting on having their own Flatpak repository that isn't as well-stocked or updated as Flathub, and missing audio/video codecs (I realise this is due to licensing concerns, but other distros get around it).

I'd like Linux to feel more like an ecosystem. If I could sync my DE's settings, installed apps, etc as trivially as I can sync my Firefox bookmarks/settings/extensions then I'd be happy. Frankly I'm amazed that Gnome and KDE haven't attempted this.

Yes, I know I can manually and painstakingly do a lot of this with Syncthing. It's not the same. It's a lot more time/effort and you need the knowledge to set it up.

[–] sakphul@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Laptop OEMs seem to go with fingerprint readers that have no Linux support.

This was also such a big downer for me on my Lenovo Yoga 370. I could not (for gods sake) get the fingerprint reader to work because it was missing key material that was baked into the Windows Driver but required to communicate with the Fingerprint Reader Hardware.