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Raised as a usability problem by 94 people on Hacker News over 20 years (2007–2026), in 100 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
Every issue, all time, most people first
Fonts and apps need fiddling on mixed-scaling monitorsUnreviewed
20072026- Fonts and apps need endless fiddling to look right across mixed-scaling monitors2026-01-12
- Multi-monitor sizing across screens was so tricky the user became exhausted tweaking it2026-01-10
- Adjusting font scaling also breaks other things, like game screen size, unlike Windows2023-03-27
Scrolling behaves wrong in many appsUnreviewed
20072026- Magic Touchpad clicks on light touches and scrolling is wrong in many apps2022-12-11
- Trackpad palm rejection fails and momentum scrolling is missing or poor2016-01-26
- Scrolling behaved wrong in many apps, making the trackpad irritating to use2014-06-01
Upgrading requires wiping the laptop or removing third-party appsUnreviewed
20072026- OS upgrades become a hassle if put off for too long2025-11-13
- Upgrades require wiping everything; updates must be started manually across confusing update managers with errors2021-08-31
- Upgrading requires wiping the laptop and reconfiguring everything, or removing third-party apps2020-12-15
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 50 complaints
- Interrupted upgrade breaks install; UI gives no explanation for overheating during module builds2026-09-22
- Super+L shortcut behaves differently than expected on Mint, frustrating the commenter2026-05-05
- Basic tasks like playing a video or installing Steam require running shell commands2026-01-28
- Kernel fails to boot every other time, forcing manual older-kernel selection and repeated reboots2026-01-28
- Installer fails to detect existing Windows install, forcing repeated failed attempts2026-01-27
- Fonts and apps need endless fiddling to look right across mixed-scaling monitors2026-01-12
- Botched update broke boot; recovery needs terminal and Timeshift, hard for laymen2026-01-10
- Multi-monitor sizing across screens was so tricky the user became exhausted tweaking it2026-01-10
- Installing Linux on new machines means constant driver and compatibility struggles2025-11-20
- OS upgrades become a hassle if put off for too long2025-11-13
- Ran into headaches getting Logitech mouse buttons to work2025-11-08
- Save-as dialog opens hidden under the current window2025-10-26
- Window positions don't restore after boot and the panel window list shows windows on the wrong screen2025-10-07
- Apps freeze under memory or IO load, so user stops clicking and waits for a restart2025-07-23
- Must re-enter admin password every few seconds for routine updates; installing software requires guessing between Flatpak and Apt2025-07-16
- USB wifi adapters didn't work out of the box and needed fiddly guide steps2025-06-24
- AppImages don't run on double-click and fonts need manual folder hunting to install2025-05-01
- Dual-booting Windows alongside Linux requires expert boot configuration unless Windows is installed first2025-04-24
- Copy shortcut differs between apps because Ctrl+C is taken by terminal and IntelliJ can't bind Meta+C2025-04-12
- Fingerprint reader needs hours of manual driver compiling to work2024-10-12
- No easy way to tune trackpad acceleration, forcing a config file edit2024-09-16
- Forced extra installation step to pick a layout delays getting to a running system2024-07-19
- Dead whitespace around start menu divider makes clickable areas unclear2024-07-19
- Finding user account settings takes many hidden clicks through menus and a scrolled icon list2024-06-20
- Default pointer looks like a fat finger, making precise pointing harder2024-04-27
- Laggy interface made user skip labelling transactions and setting budgets2024-02-06
- About a third of reboots into Linux fail, requiring lots of wrestling to get online2024-01-05
- Only 1x or 2x scaling, so 1440p looks too small or big2023-12-05
- Visual package manager is confusing and hides how the system works2023-12-05
- Hibernate fails silently and default boot partition runs out of space for kernels2023-07-01
- Brightness controls totally inoperable in hybrid graphics mode2023-04-02
- Adjusting font scaling also breaks other things, like game screen size, unlike Windows2023-03-27
- Display resolution and scaling problems right away, forcing the user to abandon it2022-12-26
- Magic Touchpad clicks on light touches and scrolling is wrong in many apps2022-12-11
- Enabling hibernate requires many manual steps: large swap, editing files, restarting services2022-12-04
- Stock data shows errors and purchase prices are missing for investment accounts2022-02-13
- Alerts say a fee was charged but force login to see the details2022-01-20
- Hibernate doesn't work out of the box and shows no error message, and hibernate option never appears in menus2021-11-12
- Account deletion wouldn't complete in Firefox, had to switch browsers2021-10-21
- Upgrades require wiping everything; updates must be started manually across confusing update managers with errors2021-08-31
- Multi-monitor setup is flaky, with one monitor not working alongside the other GPU2021-08-31
- Two network config tools conflict; static setting silently overrides DHCP, causing confusion2021-08-16
- Audio stops in Firefox and loud pops occur when videos start playing2021-08-01
- Hibernation disabled by default and breaks, with no clear indication of why2021-06-30
- Keyboard shortcuts for moving the cursor differ between applications, so muscle memory does not carry over2021-06-25
- Snap and other installs are cumbersome; menu shortcuts appear inconsistently2021-05-24
- Firefox smooth scrolling only works after finding an obscure environment variable buried in a bug tracker2021-04-11
- Adding a screenshot to a PDF requires printing to PDF and a separate stitching tool2021-02-10
- A duplicate stationary mouse cursor appears on screen after login, hovering over windows2021-01-31
- Must go through Intuit website, not the Mint app, to delete account2021-01-22