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submitted 1 year ago by leninmummy@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Don't get me wrong. I love Linux and FOSS. I have been using and installing distros on my own since I was 12. Now that I'm working in tech-related positions, after the Reddit migration happened, etc. I recovered my interest in all the Linux environment. I use Ubuntu as my main operating system in my Desktop, but I always end up feeling very limited. There's always software I can't use properly (and not just Windows stuff), some stuff badly configured with weird error messages... last time I was not able to even use the apt command. Sometimes I lack time and energy for troubleshooting and sometimes I just fail at it.

I usually end up in need of redoing a fresh install until it breaks up again. Maybe Linux is not good for beginners working full time? Maybe we should do something like that Cisco course that teaches you the basic commands?

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[-] lambda@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

The biggest annoyance to me is how small the border around windows is. On Windows, I can grab anywhere around the edge of a window and resize it, including in both directions from the corners. In Linux, I need an electron microscope to find the edges, and the hand of god to find a corner.

This is a problem with the DE that you use and not linux in general. Gnome and KDE for example don't have this issue. I'm guessing you're using xfce?, since I had the same issue with it.

[-] Tippon@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

XFCE and Cinnamon. I've got a Xubuntu server and a Mint laptop, and they both do it.

It's not a major issue, but it's enough to break my train of thought, which is annoying.

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