Most annoying (remaining) Linux OS Problems for Desktop Users [closed]

Question

In the last years the Linux OSes did improve a lot regarding a desktop user's point of view. Especially since Ubuntu released its first version things became better and better.

My question is:

What are the most annoying (remaining) problems of Linux Desktop OSes in your opinion? One could also ask: What tools or libraries are missing?

When I started using Linux the problems were missing software, hardware as a whole, missing graphical configuration utilities, ugly fonts, mounting of external devices, bad software, bad browsers... Most of these seem fixed, but which problems remain?

Answer 1

One of the points you can consider is that a majority of applications are built to run on Windows platforms instead of Linux. To name a few most games like assassins creed etc, softwares like autocad, unigraphics are built primarily keeping windows in mind. The same are not available for linux which limits users a lot in the choice of their softwares.

Though Wine has been successful somewhat in this context, still a lot remains to be done.

Answer 2

I am using Linux as a primary OS for 4 years. WHat can I say. The main thing is of course professional applications like: CAD systems, OCR (FineReader for example), 3DS Max/Maya, Adobe Photoshop and many other professional tools. And, of course! The Games! At this moment many games can be played through WINE however there are always glitches and some features are not supported or they are buggy.

The good thing is that, for 3D modeling the Blender is growing quite fast. GIMP is getting better. But, anyways, many Linux users still have to have Windows (either dual boot, or as a VM or on another machine (like me)) to be able to work with those apps.

Another HUGE point is the Enterprise. Linux desktop still lacks some features. Like Group Policies. Easy to administer tools in large Intranets. Red Hat is working on this, but anyways. The Active Directory become de facto standard.

Linux desktop has much more advantages than disadvantages over Windows. But try to tell about them to Windows fans.

Answer 3

Since i switched my work machine from windows to linux, the biggest problem i had was the lack of Microsoft exchange 2007 support with email clients, but I get round it using davmail. I will always use Linux instead of windows no matter how many work arounds I need

Answer 4

Linux has advanced a lot in the desktop area. However, ease of use, particularly for the typical home user is nowhere near where it should be. Installing and troubleshooting basic software can be an intimidating process, requiring research and multiple steps. Just the sheer number of Linux distros are daunting to a seasoned computer veteran.