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Re:Cosmic DE update: System76's new Linux desktop environment by robinsonb5 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:44PM (#34601735)
I don't think it's even the UI that's the problem. The problem is this:

> ./GuitarPro

./GuitarPro: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.0.9.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I bought this program several years ago while using a Mint 13 system - it won't run on Mint 20. Maybe I could set up a Docker, or copy the correct version of the libraries, or whatever - maybe it could be coaxed into working, maybe not - but while end users are likely to encounter this kind of roadblock Linux is just a non-starter as a platform for commercial software.

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Re:Cosmic DE update: System76's new Linux desktop environment by nibbleshifter on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @05:35PM (#34603334)
Openssl specifically not providing a stable ABI is the bane of my fucking life.

Many other libraries are similar. See: glibc...

At least the kernel promises not to break user space. I guess because user space keeps fucking itself.

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