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"Linux Desktop: A Collective Delusion" - an unhinged rant (tadeubento.com)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by irmoz@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Linux has made significant strides, and in 2023, it’s better than ever. However, there are still individuals perpetuating a delusion: that desktop Linux is as user-friendly and productive as its mainstream counterparts. After a few discussions on Lemmy, I believe it’s important to provide a clear review of where Linux falls short as a daily driver for average users.

EDIT: can I just make it clear I don't agree with this article one bit and think it's an unhinged polemic?

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[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 51 points 8 months ago

This one too:

Linux desktop will, most likely, fail for:

People that just installed a password manager (KeePassXC) and a browser (Firefox/Ungoogled) via flatpak only to find out that the KeePassXC app can’t communicate with the browser extension because people are “beating around the bush” on GitHub instead of fixing the issue;

Desktop Linux is a failure because this one specific thing doesn't work right now in only the Flatpak version of this one specific application. Good thing every Windows app has 100% functionality and works perfectly as soon as it's released lol.

[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

lol - let's also ignore the other installation methods of keepassxc that work for this specific use case

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago

Also I'm not sure why it doesn't work, but if it's just a file access thing (which is usually the issue for me whenever a flatpak is acting up) then it's like one toggle in Flatseal to unfuck it lol.

[-] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Because... it’s NOT just a file access thing. There are dozens of issues discussion that problem - that affects other browser extensions that also need to communicate other desktop apps - and no universal solution. Not even a working solution in most cases.

More info here: https://lemmy.world/comment/4678009

[-] huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

What if you wanted to use 1pass or LastPass? They work flawlessly as browser extensions.

[-] mercury@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 months ago

+1 for bitwarden!

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