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选题[news]: 20211226 5 Things elementary OS 6 Should Improve for a Better Linux Desktop Experience
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[#]: subject: "5 Things elementary OS 6 Should Improve for a Better Linux Desktop Experience"
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[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/elementary-os-6-things-to-improve/"
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[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/"
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[#]: collector: "lujun9972"
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5 Things elementary OS 6 Should Improve for a Better Linux Desktop Experience
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[elementary OS 6.1 is the latest release][1] with many essential improvements and new features.
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Of course, the choice of a Linux distro for your system varies on many levels. However, I think there are a few things in elementary OS that could have been done differently.
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Here, I list some of the aspects that could use some improvements in elementary OS.
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_**Note that this is entirely my opinion, so take it with a pinch of salt.**_
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### Things That Can Be Improved in elementary OS
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If you are curious, I plan to point out things I don’t like for other distributions as well (starting with this).
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It is usual to feature the good stuff but unless someone points out the potential nuances in a distro, you cannot really decide whether the distro is for you or not.
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#### 1\. No Built-in Debian Package Installer
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Considering it as an Ubuntu-based distribution, downloading a deb file to only find that you cannot install, makes you look for solutions.
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This makes sense because elementary OS switched to a Flatpak-only model with [elementary OS 6 release][3], even for the first-party applications.
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However, new users are likely to be unaware of solutions like “**Eddy**” which is a Debian package installer and available in the AppCenter.
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A notice/tip that points to you to the tool when you try installing a deb package should make it clear. Or, having Eddy pre-installed should make things convenient.
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#### 2\. Flathub Support out of the box
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The Flatpak-first approach makes things more secure and convenient. However, you cannot install Flatpak applications via Flathub unless you manually add the third-party Flatpak repo (using the terminal).
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Even though AppCenter features Flatpak applications, it may not be enough for all users. In contrast, Flathub offers a massive collection of Flatpaks.
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While it is good to offer a first-party experience and give the ability to the user to enable third-party (Flathub) if required, but can something be done to easily enable the Flathub support without heading to the terminal? (ignoring the flatpak ref files)
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Well, I think a quick toggle switch to enable/disable out-of-the-box support for Flathub could make things better.
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Or, mention the command along with the suggestion to enable Flathub as you noticed in the screenshots above.
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#### 3\. Minimize button
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Considering elementary OS does not feature any auto-tiling window feature like Pop!_OS, the lack of minimize button on many applications could prove to be annoying.
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Yes, you can utilize the keyboard shortcut **Super + H** to hide/minimize the window. However, for mouse-oriented users, it does not feel comfortable to not have a minimize button.
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#### 4\. No System Tray Support
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As per their design choices, the elementary OS team thinks that its best to not have system tray support (or so I read as per some Reddit posts).
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Unfortunately, the system tray icons are incredibly useful for quick access, and to keep an eye on the status of something.
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For instance, I can quickly access the Flameshot screenshot tool from the app indicator icon, check sync status when using a tool like Insync, and also get informed when there is a message for me in Slack.
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And, without the system tray icon integration support, I cannot do any of this, which is a deal-breaker.
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#### 5\. A Separate NVIDIA ISO
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A separate NVIDIA ISO (or Nvidia graphics installation mode) is much more convenient than installing a proprietary Nvidia driver through the software center.
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Sure, I did not have any issues installing Nvidia drivers using the AppCenter. But, with a separate ISO, you eliminate the additional step after installation.
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### Wrapping Up
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There are flaws in every operating system, a Linux distribution is not an exception.
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Sometimes these nuances are there by design, as per their targeted users. You may or may not like everything that a distro does, which is why it is important to know what can they do better (or if it is suitable for you).
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elementary OS is undoubtedly [one of the most beautiful Linux distributions][9] out there. But, is it the one for you?
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Well, if some of the points that I mention do not bother you, it should be a great experience for you.
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via: https://news.itsfoss.com/elementary-os-6-things-to-improve/
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作者：[Ankush Das][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/elementary-os-6-1-release/
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[3]: https://news.itsfoss.com/elementary-os-6-release/
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[9]: https://itsfoss.com/beautiful-linux-distributions/
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