Perhaps it is because I have used Linux for quite a long time now, and it did not always work so well, but I still smile when I plug my laptop (Debian, Gnome, Wayland) into a Thunderbolt dock via USB-C shaped connector, and its display appears on multiple 4K monitors within a couple of seconds.

I unplug it, and it comes back to the laptop screen.

Screen rotation on my laptop works flawlessly.

Thank you - genuinely - to everyone who has worked on making this happen so seamlessly.

My 2026 Linux experience:

External display: just works

Screen rotation: just works

Webcam (internal, external): just works

Audio (internal, external, Bluetooth): just works

Bluetooth: just works

Wi-Fi: just works

Ethernet: just works

WWAN (integrated cellular modem): just works

Printing: just works

#Linux #Debian #Gnome

@neil now try casting audio (I’m not even thinking about video) to a networked speaker on your LAN. Go on, I dare you 😎
@WiteWulf @neil pipewire raop works flawless with airplay devices (i speak from experience!)
@kate @neil ah, I’ve not seen raop! Will look into that.
@WiteWulf @neil unfortunately not enabled in pipewire by default, but it's pretty easy to enable via the config files