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List of Major Linux Desktop Problems Updated For 2016 (narod.ru)

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-enough-zombie-protection dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Phoronix reports that Artem S. Tashkinov's Major Linux Problems on the Desktop has been updated for 2016. It is a comprehensive list of various papercut issues and other inconveniences of Linux on the PC desktop. Among the issues cited for Linux not being ready for the desktop include graphics driver issues, audio problems, hardware compatibility problems, X11 troubles, a few issues with Wayland, and font problems. At the project management side, there is also cited a lack of cooperation among open source developers and fragmentation of desktops. Let's discuss.

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  1. Re:Issues? How about major security holes? by tepples · · Score: 5, Informative

    For one thing, that's a hole GRUB, not Linux. For another, it requires already having physical access to a machine during its boot process. And if you have physical access to a booting machine, its owner may already be f#cked.

  2. Re:Don't worry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sadly enough my system isn't compatible with systemd its init implementation, a seperate (encrypted) /usr partition is unsupported. Using the old trusted sysv-init works just fine, but according to systemd advocates it isn't systemd its fault (haven't we heard that before):
    http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/separate-usr-is-broken/