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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 6 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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[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I find it very difficult to run windows programs that don't have an automatic steam/lutris compatibility setup but require manual configuration. Havent had any luck getting stuff like game/map editors or obscure modding tools to run so far.

Aside from that i am pretty fine, excluding the keyring app. Wish there was an alternative because it never works for saving or providing login data any more.

[–] zellian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

Modding tools is also a pain point for me. If I need to use an external tool, it's hours of frustration followed by throwing my hands up and swearing off mods.

[–] lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago

I always use protontricks if I need to install something additional to a Steam game or Heroic Games manager, it can run arbitrary .exe files in a wine/proton prefix.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's odd because I've had a ton of luck adding random crap to Lutris including obscure model railroad software

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Could you elaborate on your process/give me a link to the guide you use(d)?

I would love to be able to mod certain games again.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 6 days ago

I generally prefer to manually install and update my own mods so I've never tried running a mod manager in Lutris, but generally the thing you want to be mindful of is if you have everything running in the same wine prefix that needs to interact with each other. Each wine prefix is kinda isolated from another, so when you change which wine version (and therefore prefix) launches a given software, it loses all of its stored data from the appdata folder because that was left in the old prefix