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This is exactly my experience as well. It doesn't help that my peripherals are purchased based on if they work with windows so half the functionality is missing on linux, and I'm not about to go buy new ones.
That and fixing any issue can be such a frustrating experience because when you search you end up with fixes for every distro except yours, or the fix for your distro that worked 5 years ago but now doesn't.
My current forray into linux is going well except for taking all day to configure the dual boot though, so maybe some things have gotten better!
Finding solutions from ancient times that arent relevant anymore is one of the major reason why I left ubuntu and switched to Nobara. While I take no pleasure in your suffering, reading your comment does give me enormous joy just on the fact that I am not alone in that problem and criticism.
And I echo that on the peripherals as well, shortly before making the switch from windows to Linux, I splurged and bought myself an expensive mouse, almost entirely because it had a clutch that massively lowered the DPI when pressed, so I could aim easier with sniper rifles and on distant targets since I have hand tremors.
Guess what is the ONLY feature on my mouse that doesnt work on linux? if I'd had the foresight, I'd have just bought my typical 20 dollar shit mouse, and saved myself the 50 bucks.