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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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[–] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

Not reached, but breached?

What is Linux, a virus?

[–] Faithless@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Let’s be clear here. Linux is the most used OS on the planet and has been for a long time. This is just about desktops

[–] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Right but if we're being honest, desktop OS are really the only one that matters. Most non tech people don't care or know that they own 12 different stripped down Linux boxes because those boxes are tvs or roombas or whatever.

[–] Polaris@jlai.lu 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Maybe not, but surely the clouds' infrastructure, the webservers, and the mobile phones matter to people...

Moreover even if the 10% is inflated, Windows falling to 57 is crazy

[–] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh for sure the 10% and 57% are insane.

But not really no. Most non tech people barely realize the cloud is someone else's computer, nevermind thinking about what software that computer runs. Same thing with webservers. Phones are further obscured cause it's not expressed as Linux.

[–] Polaris@jlai.lu 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People don't know, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter

[–] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Do things you have no concept of matter to you typically? How can something matter to you if you have never spared a single thought for it before?

[–] bad1080@piefed.social 18 points 2 days ago

mircoslop really working their asses off for this to be possible

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago

Double digits! So happy, 1 in 10 desktops run Linux.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So, 2026 is officially the year now?

[–] N0x0n@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago

Always has been !

[–] KindaABigDyl@programming.dev 13 points 3 days ago

Wow that's like over double in 2 months

[–] Kristof@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

More lunix, oh yeah, the year is coming

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago
[–] oeuf@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago