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Yeah in general every single HW specific tool that has a full support on Linux will have a better UX design on Linux rather than the original Windows version from the HW vendor, because those are usually pestered with custom UIs, custom concepts etc etc

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Dont forget the advertisements for games and the usual privacy policy you have to accept to allow them to take whatever data they want.

I didn't check Logitech tools for Linux but on Windows their software was not only pain to use, but it made my UX with their otherwise excellent hardware WORSE. If I remember correctly the software broke mouse scroll wheel click in some game.

On the other hand, Ubuntu 20.04 reports mouse and keyboard battery levels quite reliably and that's all I need software-wise.

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