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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 3 weeks 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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[–] drspectr@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Gaming is the only thing stopping me from completely getting rid of windows forever, its slowly getting there. I feel powerful with my hands on a terminal, only the sky is the limit on what I can do, where as powershell makes me want to start chain smoking.

[–] Papergeist@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I havent tried any competitive games or games with anticheat. Everything else I've tried works without any hiccups, including anno which uses the ubisoft launcher.

At the end of the day, im willing to give up gaming to flip Microsoft the bird.

[–] dudesss@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Its so easy nowadays on Steam, and other clients like Lutris for GoG and Heroic for Epic Games. They care care of all the extra software to install to run Windows games.

You simply install the client, run the game. As simple as Windows. Plus the epic power of Linux. Its the best for new and older hardware.

[–] andioop@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago

As a gamer who did switch, curious what games are preventing the switch. In my experience sometimes it struggles with indie games only released for Windows that have probably been downloaded maybe 100 times at best; and probably as you know anything with kernel-level anticheat