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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 3 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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[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Multi monitor still has some quirks from time to time. Don't take me wrong, it's already much better than just 2-3 years ago even, but...still has quirks. Specially with different DPI. Sometimes apps get very...wonky when moved from a monitor with a normal 100% scaling to one where it has 150% scaling or so. And on return, it's already messed up. Some start already in the wrong scaling with super tiny text. Or text double the size. Let's just say, sometimes scaling gets tricky.

There's also still a lot of games that don't like being moved to another monitor, and don't even give an option for it. Even when pushed to the non-main monitor by OS key combo (meta-shift-left, for example), they tend to rearrange themselves again back to the main monitor when changing from title screen to in-game screen, and things like that. So...still slightly wonky. Light years ahead of where we were just 3 years ago...but still wonky sometimes.

[–] lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

Sometimes apps get very…wonky when moved from a monitor with a normal 100% scaling to one where it has 150% scaling or so.

I just love it when I take a screenshot on the edge of my screen with Spectacle but the "Copy to clipboard" button gets lost somewhere between two screens with different DPI.