glibg10b/ltt-linux-challenge-issues

A list of issues Linus and Luke experienced during the LTT Linux Daily Driver Challenge

Are we Linus yet?

Is Linux up to Linus Sebastian's Standards Yet?

Let's see...

General

• Pop!_OS: + Apt: Steam installs normally + apt prevents you from uninstalling essential packages ^(fix)
• Mint: "Removing..." when installing Steam
• 4K videos play normally
• Fullscreen doesn't work in VLC media player
  • Workaround: Set the rendering backend to OpenGL 3.1 (System Settings/Hardware/Display and Monitor/Compositor)
• Mint: Window movement while a game is open is laggy ^(issue)
• Arch: obs-studio doesn't come installed with the Browser Source plugin ^{(closed issue)}
  • Workaround: Install obs-browser
• NVIDIA: X Server Settings lacks features

Usability

• Plasma: "Configure Audio Volume..." button unintuitive. ^(fix)
• Mint: Check boxes under "Hardware Configuration" look like radio buttons ^(issue)
• Manjaro: command not found: apt apparently isn't enough
  • Possible fix: Maybe command-not-found can show a warning for it? Or #10
• OBS: Requires restart for some things to work correctly, but doesn't say so
• Manjaro: The option to show Snap, Flatpak, and AUR packages in Pamac is "hidden"
  • Possible fix: #20
• Plasma: Mouse wheel in "Audio Volume" works as expected ^(fix)
• Plasma: Notifications easy to miss on large screens ^{(WIP fix)}
• Plasma: Okular signature support is broken ^{(issue) (report)}
• LibreOffice Calc: Exporting a chart is easy
• Mint: Can't drag a folder of fonts onto font previewer to install them. ^(issue)
• Installing fonts is easy
• Ark: Dragging files on top of a folder in Dolphin copies them into the parent folder ^(issue)
• Ark: Compression appears to finish instantly when, in fact, it does not ^(issue)
• Ark: Compressing files have an idiot-proof .part extension ^(fix)
• Ark: Doesn't prompt for filename when compressing multiple files ^(fix)
• Taking a screenshot is easy
• Adding startup applications is easy
• Search keywords are user-friendly
• Dolphin: Right-click drag doesn't work like in Windows
  • Workaround: Use left-click drag
• Making a shortcut is easy
• Mounting a network share is easy
• Dolphin: Supports root access ^(fix)
• Plasma: "Show Desktop" doesn't work like in Windows ^(issue)
• Plasma: Applications' names don't represent their jobs (e.g. "Kate")
  • Possible fix: Put the applications' descriptions in parentheses next to their names (e.g. "Kate (text editor)").

Hardware

• Thunderbolt just works
• GoXLR support
• USB errors on boot
  • Possible fix: https://www.spinics.net/lists/usb/msg02644.html
• Controllers just work
• Printing just works

Gaming

• Cave Story+: Off-center
  • Workaround: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=129059216
• Native Linux games work well
• Xbox One wireless controller: Only works when plugged in
  • Workaround: xow
• Legion TD 2
• Tower Fall Ascension
• Faster Than Light
• Slay the Spire
• Path of Exile
• Rust
• DOOM Eternal: Performance is great
• CS:GO: Stutters
• Easy Anti-Cheat: Doesn't support Linux
• It Takes Two: Doesn't support multiple controllers
• Forged Alliance Forever: A pain to get working
• Anno 1800: Doesn't support multiplayer on Linux
• Minecraft Dungeons: Hard to get working through the Minecraft Launcher
• Escape from Tarkov: Is broken
• Genshin Impact: Doesn't support Linux
• Minecraft Java
• Don't starve together
• Towerfall

Contributing

If you have a workaround for one of these issues, please create an issue or submit a pull request. Discussions can be started here

Thanks to u/Xornial for hosting arewelinusyet.com!

Links to bug reports/merge requests are greatly appreciated!