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• heartbreaker@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Fedora:

  1. Missing Basic GUI Settings

  • Startup applications
  • No full shortcut customization
  • Need to install extensions for basic features
  • Media codecs missing by default (no clear indication or prompt)
  • You need to enable RPM Fusion (no prompt, hidden toggle)
  • Apps not installed via the software center must be removed via the terminal
  • Editing app menu entries through a third-party app (unstable / breaks frequently)

  2. Issues

  • Wi-Fi not working initially
  • Onboard GPU not working initially (and also no indication, noticed it in system monitor)
  • Couldn’t get the printer driver to work
  • GRUB menu became misconfigured
  • System stopped booting at some point

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  GNOME

  (GNOME used in Fedora Workstation)

  1. UI Design

  • No app dock by default
  • App grid/selector sucks
  • No minimize button by default
  • Calculator results cannot be copied
  • Search resets when exiting search view
  • Thunderbird tray not working

  2. Customization

  • Cannot properly remap the Windows/Super key
  • Very limited ability to customize touchpad gestures

  3. Wayland / Mutter Compositor

  • GNOME uses Mutter compositor, which has no support for gtk4-layer-shell
  • Wayland-based design restricts certain behaviors
  • Some apps, like Activity Watch, don’t work due to Wayland’s security philosophy

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