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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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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 (discuss.online)

submitted 4 days ago by kiol@discuss.online to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34255100

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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[–] marcie@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I think security wise linux can do better, I'd like to see more isolation of processes. I find accessibility is lacking as well, particularly translation and ocr software. I think this is actually something local visual ai models would be very good at but are not leveraged for in open source.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You can improve the security model by using SELinux, but not without hating yourself tbh

[–] marcie@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think secureblue is probably the least painful way to make it a little tighter

[–] sunth1ef@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

I'm on Kinoite for a host of reasons but one reason I chose an atomic distros was isolation / containerizatoon. I'll take a look at what secure blue adds and see if I can manually implement any of that in Kinoite