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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34255100

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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[–] Libb@piefed.social 68 points 4 days ago (8 children)

On my phone. I would love to be able to run a Linux system or at least a de-googled android. But some apps I need access to don't seem to be working without Google services and stuff like that si I'm stuck using a stock Google (Pixel) android.

Beside that, everything is and has been working smoothly on my computers since I switched from Apple to Linux Mint, 5 or 6 years ago. My only regret is to not have switched way earlier.

I do miss Spotlight. All the alternatives I have tested fall short one way or the other but giving up on Spotlight is not that bad of a deal considering all what Free Software, GNU and Linux have offered me in exchange. I would not want to switch back.

[–] bootleg@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

KDE Plasma has a search feature similar to that of Spotlight. You could try it with Fedora KDE's live ISO.

[–] englislanguage@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 days ago

GNOME shell's overview search does almost the same.

[–] Libb@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago

I will give it a look, thx for the tip :)

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