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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.world

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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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[–] Demdaru@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

First of all, thanks for all the tips. I tried Sarek back on Nobara, didn't seem to do much. Then I spent a bunch of hours installing Cachy instead, now on it, works faster than Nobara, nice. And Sarek is built into their proton version, so doubly nice.

Sadly, Hogwart is still no go for me. Probably will still reinstall Windows to finish Hogwarts legacy ( I really got into it :| ) and then we'll see. But sure as hell I feel more prepared for my jump to linux now.

I also tried checking the power state with commands you gave me and they failed. With ls'sing drm I found out card was instead card1 (...why?), but I lack pstate. Had power_state, that show only one record with cat which was D0. Whatever it may be. :| Maybe some CachyOS thing? Not sure. Found also /sys/class/drm/card1/device/power directory with "control" file, but cat'ing that shown only one line auto. So I am out of ideas and too scared to try something weird with it xD

Updoot: Found out in nvidia app that I should have two performance settings, with one vastly higher. I can OC my card in this menu, but cannot change performance mode so kinda afraid. Found out about and installed gamemode, then hooked it up in Heroic Launcher. Hogwarts still isn't talking, but seems to work better before crashing? So other games at least should work smoother.

[–] lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 18 hours ago

I also tried checking the power state with commands you gave me and they failed.

Like I said, those commands only work if you use the open-source nouveau driver, not the proprietary one directly from Nvidia. Nvidia's driver should be able to use dynamic power switching, so you don't have to do anything.

I'm honestly surprised Hogwarts Legacy even runs at all on Windows. :D