https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505234
--- Comment #2 from Nils Arnold <[email protected]> --- 1. GTK apps are ubiquitous – they need real filesystem paths GTK-based apps (Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice, etc.) use the GTK file chooser, which does not reliably support KIO/GVFS network shares. Users often encounter missing drives or errors. A share mounted via /etc/fstab appears as a genuine filesystem path and works flawlessly in all apps lincplustech.com . 2. Safe and boot-friendly with nofail, noauto, and automount Concerns about /etc/fstab hanging at boot are valid – but systemd options like nofail, _netdev, noauto, and x-systemd.automount resolve this effectively: nofail: prevents boot delays or stops if the share is missing Combined with _netdev, noauto, and x-systemd.automount, the share is mounted on access after network readiness, avoiding startup issues . 3. fstab mounts are reliable and consistently available GUI-based KDE mounts often fail to persist after reboot – especially in apps like Steam, which then can’t find the share. /etc/fstab mounts are system-wide and ready at boot, ensuring all applications have immediate access. 4. Massive Steam user base & Windows switchers Steam boasts ~132 million monthly active users and over 37 million concurrent users . Around 2.7% are Linux users – approximately 3.55 million monthly . Many are migrating from Windows, expecting network shares to auto-mount – failures in KDE lead to frustration and poor first impressions. 5. Modern networks: 2.5–10 Gbps are mainstream Home and hobby networks frequently use 2.5Gbit or even 10Gbit Ethernet, delivering speeds over 1 GB/s – equivalent to SATA SSDs linustechtips.com+13reddit.com+13androidcentral.com+13 . 6. SSD caching enables “local-like” gaming performance Many NAS devices employ NVMe or SSD caches alongside HDDs, allowing games to be streamed from the NAS at near-local SSD speeds lincplustech.com . This lets users run game libraries directly from a cached NAS, yielding high performance and credible experience for gamers and media users. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
