A list of issues Linus and Luke experienced during the LTT Linux Daily Driver Challenge.
- GoXLR compatibility.
- Pop!_OS: no alternative to HWiNFO.
- Possible fix: Make it ship with Hardinfo.
- [Fixed] Pop!_OS: + Apt: Installing Steam uninstalled essential packages and it wasn't clear that that was bad.
- USB errors on boot.
- Possible fix: https://www.spinics.net/lists/usb/msg02644.html
- Mint: "Removing..." when installing Steam.
- [Open issue] Plasma: "Configure Audio Volume..." button unintuitive.
- [Open issue] Mint: Check boxes under "Hardware Configuration" look like radio buttons.
- Cave Story+: Off-center.
- Manjaro:
command not found: aptapparently isn't enough.- Possible fix: Maybe command-not-found can show a warning for it? Or #10.
- NVIDIA: X Server Settings is lacking.
- 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
- [WIP fix] Plasma: Mouse wheel in "Audio Volume" scrolls through both devices and levels of devices.
- [WIP fix] Plasma: Notifications easy to miss on large screens.
- [Open issue, open bug report] Plasma: Okular signature support is broken.
- [Open issue] Linux Mint: Can't drag a folder of fonts onto font previewer to install them.
- [Open issue] Ark: Dragging files on top of a folder in Dolphin copies them into the parent folder.
- [Open issue] Ark: Compression appears to finish instantly when, in fact, it does not.
- [Fixed] Ark: Weird extension when compressing.
- [Open issue] Ark: Doesn't prompt for filename when compressing multiple files.
- Dolphin: Right-click drag doesn't work like in Windows.
- Workaround: Use left-click drag.
- Fullscreen doesn't work in VLC media player.
- Workaround: Set the rendering backend to OpenGL 3.1 (System Settings/Hardware/Display and Monitor/Compositor)
- [Open issue] Mint: Window movement while a game is open is laggy.
- Arch: obs-studio doesn't come installed with the Browser Source plugin.
- Possible fix: Arch should package it with the Browser Source plugin.
- Workaround: Use the AUR.
- [WIP fix] Dolphin: Doesn't work as root.
- Workaround: Open Dolphin as root service menu.
- For Arch: aur/root
- Workaround: Open Dolphin as root service menu.
- Plasma: "Show Desktop" doesn't work like in Windows.
- Workaround: Replace it with the "Minimize all Windows" applet (#13).
- 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)").
- Mint: Luke's system locked up when his TV turned on.
If you have a workaround for one of these issues, please create an issue or submit a pull request. Discussions can be started here.
Links to bug reports/merge requests are greatly appreciated!