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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 (discuss.online)
submitted 2 days ago by kiol@discuss.online to c/linux@lemmy.world
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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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[–] t66@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

Backing up my BTRFS file system. I'm on day two of reading the docs, and I still feel like I have tenuous grasp of the ins and outs. To be clear I've used ext4 and timeshift for years with absolutely no problem at all. I'm just looking to make generic backups of my system once a month(most the time I do it manually), and I feel BTRFS is overkill for what I need. I also feel like I'm not far away from it "clicking". Guess we'll see, I still don't ever see myself leaving Linux, but I may switch back to ext4.

[–] englislanguage@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It might be worth trying out restic. If you prefer graphical user interfaces, the latest version of Déjà Dup should do the job.

[–] t66@lemmy.world 1 points 13 minutes ago

Thanks, I'll take a look at it

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 7 hours ago

rsync works well for backups, to and/or from btrfs included.

[–] cmhe@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Btrfs is a filesystem just like ext4, you can mount the root subvolume and upload all files somewhere.

Timeshift is not a backup solution though. Snapshots are built-in with btrfs. So you can install a snapshotter tool like Snapper. But it would be best if you already have partitioned you btrfs filesystem into multiple subvolumes. Like the suggested layout.

[–] t66@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Yep, I'm using Snapper, and thank you for the link. I always forget how good the Arch wiki is. I'm going to start checking that first now.