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
@neil I have a new powerful ThinkPad with Windows 11 at work.
I have weird issues several times per week. It’s such a toy OS.
What bugs me about Windows 11 (Work laptop) is the limited, poor colour choices, lack of good high contrast options, especially around borders and title bars - the number of times I've closed the wrong window. Also, why do some new windows hide and not grab the focus?
It's bliss to get back to my Mint/KDE Plasma desktop and Fedora Laptop.
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