Honestly now when Sway HDR support has finally released - probably OpenCloud 4.0.0 for a very specific reason. Everything else I can think of already works as well as it possibly could!

This has more to do with Nvidia than it does with Linux itself, but...

Open source Nvidia drivers, and the alleviation of VKD3D performance drops. There are signs that Nvidia is currently working on this - or thinking about it at least (External Link: You need to be logged in to view this.), but results remain to be seen.

Os course SteamOs, I wold love a SteamBook (SteamOs Laptop) with KDE Plasma as start screen.

More a request for my friends more creative programs I've had a friend last year ask about PaintTool SAI and Clip Studio Paint since that is what they use for art and I had to tell them they don't work. So they are stuck on windows 10 tho along with 2 friends we have gotten them a new computer as a wedding gift in October. Another Friend he needs affinity so he can't make a full switch just yet his laptop is running linux but desktop is Windows 11.

I don't really have anything for myself I guess Niri to have tearing build in.

Oh wait virtualdub equivalent haven't found one because when i look around I'm just told use the terminal or OBS, OBS can't capture in 480i and I can't monitor a tape in terminal so I can adjust my the horizontal tape position maybe I've just missed something. And for more console modding tools to have linux versions mainly just looking at the xbox crowd. Then I probably wouldn't need windows on a second pc.

For GTK and MPV media player to kiss and make up.

After the playtest I'm really looking forward to Wardogs!
I had a lot of fun, did ran into some small issues but the developer mentioned that they are going to support proton. So I can't wait to finally scratch my FPS itch.
Though I've also been considering Battlefield 4.

Lately I've been playing Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, but I'm just not entirely sure whether it's my thing.
Usually I play Settlement Builders or RPGs, but I just wanna fly a heli, scout, revice and shoot people in the same game.

Quoting: Liam Squires-HandWhat are you currently waiting on being implemented for Linux?

More hardware being sold and bought with Linux pre-installed. Once that arrives everything else should mostly take care of itself.

I bought my laptop with integrated Intel graphics from Slimbook and my full AMD desktop from Tuxedo, so I'm set as far as hardware is concerned... KDE Plasma finally supports monitor-independent workspace switching (for those who like the old style where workspaces switch on all monitors at once, that's the default option, don't worry)... as a Belgian I can handle my banking and government business without needing a US-provided proprietary garbage OS... my printer supports ZeroConf and IPP Everywhere, so setting it up required basically no configuration... I don't play multiplayer games, much less those with rootkits...

You know what, I've got everything I want. If there's anything I could wait for it's stuff that makes it easier/more attractive for other people to switch to GNU/Linux. Like maybe better Child Control options. Oh, and more maturation and stabilisation of existing things so even Debian users can enjoy some of this new cool stuff before the end of the millennium.

Agreed on the streaming support. I've recently "given in" and just bought a Google TV Streamer 4K to connect to my primary monitor via the otherwise unused HDMI port.

Of course then I wanted better audio than on that monitor's speakers... so figured out I can just use 3.5mm cable to route it from there into PC Line in, and pipewire to feed that back out my PC 2.1 speakers.

Shame my primary monitor is only HDMI 1.4 though, so I'm limited to 1080p. Still better than the potato 480p that YouTube gives you, in a desktop browser in Linux, for bought or rented content.

A Linux laptop with full AMD CPU and GPU, no NVIDIA allowed

Steam Linux wishlist:

For Valve to finally move forward on rolling out 64 bit Steam client for Linux.

Steam client to drop X11 display server. It currently causes some games as well as Steam overlay to render at a different, and much higher, resolution internally than my actual display. This also means ultra small Steam overlay GUI requiring hawk vision fidelity to read and interact with.

Steam storefront to use separate icons to designate whether games run on Linux native or through Steam Play (proton). The classic Tux icon should denote native, and the Steam icon should denote Steam Play.

I would like if Linux could figure out some way to make sleep and waking sleep always work for every piece of hardware I own. Windows can't do it. MacOS can only do it because it controls all the hardware. So, it's an incredibly difficult problem but would be so huge.

Quoting: Liam Squires-HandHello forum goers! Here’s a fresh question to get the chatter going:

What are you currently waiting on being implemented for Linux?

For me, it would have to be better streaming service support like higher resolutions on Netflix, Prime, Disney etc. Widevine is such a pain to deal with.

Graphical tutorials and crackdown on wine detection.

Also a whole swat of security features, such as preset SELinux/apparmor settings, api for applications to requests secrets they share only with root, ability to hide encrypted perma data in temporary storage space, build time security checks to deal with supply chain attacks, etc.

the Year of the Linux Desktop to come to fruition....

10 years ago I could instantly come up with a long bullet list of stuff off the top of my head and start ranting and raving lol.

A few years ago, I would have had a few things maybe, but mostly just "nice to haves" and wouldn't even need to rant any.

Today ... I honestly have to think long and hard what I would even put on my bullet list. Nothing major at all. And that itself is AMAZING!

One of my biggest gripes of recent years has pretty much solved itself: peripheral support. I'm a huge mouse/keyboard lover of all kinds and styles etc... and in the past its always been a pain (or sometimes not even possible at all) to get mouse or keyboard software up and running on linux to remap stuff, flash firmware, etc... Nowadays almost all new meeses and keebs just do it a browser. Software gone! LOVE.

I will end with one huge wishlist item: Built in remote desktop support into the linux base system itself with modern protocols / features / speed / latency. No 3rd party software required, and not dependent upon whatever dm or display manager you have running. Just core baked into the baseline of linux itself. I use anydesk for all my remote software needs but its third party and I honestly wish it were just core to the entire os itself. But that's about all I can even think of!

Maybe not exactly a linux thing, but I'd like a controller with working volume buttons and/or bluetooth headphone 3.5mm port (steamos button mappings are still broken). Had strokes so it's somewhat disorienting opening the 3dots on steam or the tiny icon on kde/gnome to change audio and it's hard getting my bt headphones on and connected. The xbox stuff would be nice if it didn't require custom drivers that barely work sometimes, plus I've mostly written off MS for how hostile they are to everything else.

I agree with Jarmer that the progress of desktop Linux in general is amazing.
If I had to nag about something, it would be software options, compared to Windows.

I miss how accessible and easy is paint.NET for quick but elaborate edits. Can GIMP or Krita do the same? Yes. Are they as accessible? No.
PDF view/edit is another. Nothing comes close to PDF XChange Edit. It is closed source, sure. But it beats everything else by a long shot.
ShareX. Similarly, nothing else is as accessible and as feature rich.

Quoting: escalatorI agree with Jarmer that the progress of desktop Linux in general is amazing.
If I had to nag about something, it would be software options, compared to Windows.

I miss how accessible and easy is paint.NET for quick but elaborate edits. Can GIMP or Krita do the same? Yes. Are they as accessible? No.
PDF view/edit is another. Nothing comes close to PDF XChange Edit. It is closed source, sure. But it beats everything else by a long shot.
ShareX. Similarly, nothing else is as accessible and as feature rich.

for paint.NET (External Link: You need to be logged in to view this.) this clearly doesn't work, but have you tried running the other two through wine.
Some versions have a pretty decent rating on winedb.
Sharex also has several dedicated tutorials. (External Link: You need to be logged in to view this.)
Actually recent information about seems to imply it's at least possible with PDF XChange Edit. (External Link: You need to be logged in to view this.)

Quoting: escalatorI miss how accessible and easy is paint.NET for quick but elaborate edits. Can GIMP or Krita do the same? Yes. Are they as accessible? No.

You could give Pinta a try.

My takeaway from this thread is "office tools".
Not specifically ms office, also not job specific tools, but generic office tools appear to be the problem.
Wine only reaches gold/silver level, the FOSS alternatives are lacking in usability and no usable community has formed around the concept like with protondb.