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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 months 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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[–] jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The ridiculousness of hauling a RPi around everywhere I go so I can access files on a flash drive is exactly the point. LOL

Although, something like the NitroKey Storage is close to the same thing. It’s a small computer with flash storage. Packaging, I guess. LOL

Veracrypt would be one more thing to bootstrap when standing up a new computer, and I’d like to keep the amount of prep work I have to do to a new box before it’s usable to a minimum.

Endlessly tweaking systems to get it into a usable state is why I left Windows, and like to keep the complexity in my life to a minimum.

Honestly, it’s only annoying when moving between FOSS operating systems. MacOS not supporting luks, or whatever, is slightly annoying, but FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Linux not agreeing to make me shake my head.

[–] sakphul@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago

I think you misunderstood me, or I was not really clear. Whatever. My point was not carrying arround the RPi everywhere all the time. But (maybe) having it as a backup if (!) you are concerned to loose access to Veracrypt at some point for some reason (and you where not able to migrate to a different solution in the meantime). If that does not apply to you: very good! No problem, no solution required.

If you decided it is to bothersome/inconvenient to install an application to (maybe) solve a problem - > that's also totally fine.

But then I am asking myself: Does there exist any solution? Maybe not under this requirements. But then again: Having a not as convenient solution as possible, or having no solution at all. But its up to you. You decide what best fits your needs.