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It would probably be more if there weren't so many Linux gatekeepers that tell people to "go back to Windows/Apple" when they ask a questions.

I'm on EndeavorOS for 2 months, and I just installed Bazzite on my kids desktop! As long as Sober keeps working for Roblox, we are golden.

If it's anything like browsers that's about the level were a platform is hard to ignore.

Should be 105 percent the way Microsoft treats it's users.

Why are is that stat counter splitting Macs into OS X and macOS

It’s the same OS.

I put Ubuntu on my year old Windows laptop and to my surprise, everything is just better. I mean better than Windows AND better than Linux ever was before when I used it previously. I wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing some major manufacturers shipping PCs with Ubuntu pre-loaded in the coming years.

I think the fastest way for Linux to spread is for there to be a cheap gross dirty disgusting commercial version pushed at bestbuy/walmart...etc where people can become familiar enough with it to switch to other distros and out still feel familiar.

Just recently converted myself! It's soooo much better than it used to be. I used Ubuntu as a daily driver several years ago, but I absolutely had to dual boot windows because getting any games running was a massive pain in the ass. Now I just slap a proton build on it and go on my merry way!

I've only had issues with some software that needs to attach itself to steam games, such as Archipelago, but I've been able to figure them all out so far!

I mean good for the desktop experience on Linux, its taken the movement of most desktop apps to the web to make OS choice basically immaterial. I’ll still nitpick some things in linux that are still worse than Windows (i’ve replaced my htpc with a cheapo N100 and its better in most ways, worse in a few smaller things), but the most important thing is that the things I mostly use a desktop for (namely media consumption, browsing, some game streaming, and docker containers) its more or less the same as using windows or macos.

I'm just waiting for double digits so that the FiveM devs can't ignore Linux gamers anymore and actually allow for GTAV online playability. I mean, you can run a server on Linux but can't play? Dumb.

Wow. Thats amazing.

I switched to mint like a month before PewDiePie lol

My main issue is that I kinda need actual Excel every so often because I require things like power query. I tried installing it using Wine, but it needs to authenticate with Microsofts servers, even the older versions.

This is the first news about Americans doing something smart in a little while. Great job!

That still seems high to me but actually checking the StatCounter website... it has more or less been steady at 5-ish% for three years?

OS reveal party and it's a penguin.

The journey of Linux has been one of slow but steady progress, accelerating in recent years. It took eight years to go from 1% to 2% (by April 2021), then just 2.2 years to reach 3% (June 2023), and a mere 0.7 years to hit 4% (February 2024). Now, here we are, at over 5% in the USA! This exponential growth suggests that we're on a promising upward trend.

The article was written this month, so it's conveniently ignoring the fact that the rise from 4% to 5% took 18 months. That's actually a huge slowdown in uptake, not an acceleration.

But I'm glad it's at 5%, even if it's only in the US. Now let's get there globally, and keep it going...

Mind you, the usage on the desktop, as the article says, is probably actually a significant bit higher than 5%, thanks to Unknown, and if you include ChromeOS, which personally it should be IMO.

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Linux is freedom. It's imperfect, fun and yours. It teaches you while helping you do your computing, creative and fun tasks. If you're even the least but curious I encourage you to try it out.