Linux Problems on the Desktop (2018)

I have been a daily linux desktop user since 1997 and I will freely admit that part of the enjoyment for me was getting everything working and setting up my perfect desktop environment. These days, as many others have pointed out, choose the right hardware and everything just works. At my company, we are currently in the middle of upgrading aging Windows 10 desktops in the Customer Service department to Ubuntu LTS. So far the feedback is universally positive from…

This is a detailed, depressing and really damning view of the current state of the world. Some general thoughts: 1. Some things are clearly not Linux's fault, like proper support from NVidia; 2. The decision to make device drivers part of the kernel (as modules or otherwise) is really showing itself to be a problem. Interestingly, this was one of the drivers behind Fuchsia since device drivers are a huge pain point. 3. Some of these were news to me…

This list exaggerates many issues in an attempt to inflate the list. It's totally bloated, full of baseless personal opinions. A few examples: - "Nvidia open-source driver nouveau.." - why include it if not to bloat the list? - "Under Linux, setting multi-monitor configurations especially using multiple GPUs running binary NVIDIA drivers can be a major PITA" - Bollox. Gnome/Mate Display-Manager does an excellent job. If you're still using X11 manual configs than what do you expect.. - "Linux drivers…

The examples in this article about gaming feel very outdated now - the sheer fact that the Steam Deck exists at all is good evidence of how different the current state of Linux gaming is to how the article suggests. A lot of big titles run okay. Anti-cheat is getting more and more support for Linux. Proton + DXVK in particular provides excellent performance for a wide range of titles (and it really is within a few % of Windows)…