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Where is Linux not working well in your daily usage? Share your pain points as of 2026, so we can respectfully discuss (libretechni.ca)

submitted 2 days ago by cm0002@libretechni.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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Thought I'd create a distinct thread from the previous one asking about daily use, because I really do want to hear more on people's pain points. Great to know people are generally sounding pretty positive in those posts who recently switched, but want to know your difficulties as well! This way old and new users can share their thoughts, hopefully to inspire a respectful discussion.

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[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I don't like that I get zero feedback when typing in my boot-time decryption password. Like, I can't even tell if my keyboard is working. Did I press Enter or am I wasting my time staring at the prompt: "enter password for drive whatever (random guid)".

I've literally sat there with my keyboard not even plugged in, not realizing it wasn't dong anything because there's no feedback. Like, can't it show some asterisks? Or maybe "attempting decryption" after I press Enter, or anything? The only feedback is: it will either boot or say "invalid password" eventually.

It's a minor frustration, but it's every day that it bugs me.

(OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. LUKS2 or whatever, using the built-in encryption when I first installed it on my laptop.)

[–] difficult@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

crypttab provides "password-echo" option, something related on archwiki here

that should fix it

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

for me the blinking cursor resets when i enter my luks key 😅 so when i see the cursor immediately disappear i know my keyboard is workin, but absolutely agree on that

[–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 day ago

Interesting, I don't have this issue using rhel8. It always shows asterisks for keystrokes.