I doubt it will over take Microslop offerings anytime soon, but I also think the rise of the Linux desktop has only just started. I think it will come from non-US countries where government departments make the switch. People start getting comfortable using it at work, which helps build confidence in the alternatives to Microslop shit. Also Valve still pushing hard in the gaming space. I think 10% to 15% market share in 5 years is possible. I doubt it’ll go beyond 20% without some fundamental changes, like laws forcing hardware OEMs to support Linux equally as windows and Mac, and better DRM support.
It will last well into the 24th century
Ah yes, that will be THE year of Linux!
So a couple of weeks ago I finally had enough of windows and put linux mint on my laptop instead. I haven’t used linux since the early 90s and couldn’t remember much at all, was concerned I’d have trouble with drivers etc.
In fact the whole experience was a piece of piss. So easy. There were no urgent-seeming pop ups with arcane terms, no crashes or problems, I didn’t need to use the command prompt.
Then I was able to find and install the programmes I use easily too. Slack, steam, etc. Within maybe an hour I was able to do my work on the computer again. I kinda feel like I got my laptop back - windows was getting so buggy and aggravating that I had been avoiding using the machine.
If Linux wants a future in which it continues to grow, it needs to do more of this, appealing to the casual, non-technical user. Because we probably represent most of the market.
windows was getting so buggy and aggravating
Also Microsoft convinced the people that system updates are a bad thing.
Mint, Manjaro, Fedora, Bazzite… there are plenty of beginner friendly distros these days!
i don’t know, i just noticed my volume control applet pavucontrol switched to GTK 4 when i updated to debian 13 recently and now it uses more resources than your typical shitty electron app (a volume slider!) and won’t respect my system theme.
this has been the trend for a lot of software on linux, both GTK and to an extent Qt with stuff like kirigami and i’m liking my overall experience with desktop linux a lot less than i used to because of it.
That’s easy, I just take a gander into my Linux Orb, and it reveals itself to me
What I hope is every institution and company has a costum (or bought license to a costum) linux distro which is reliable and stable and fullfill their needs, without having to pay to bug tech nor share all their data with them, but instead a ecosystem where the companies has their own linux devs or IT-department for their linux instead of current SD departments with focus on microsoft environment. Smaller businesses or institutions should be able to buy IT equipment with preinstalled and supported distros to their need.
Bad.
Linux will become the new compromised OS
not far removed from Android,
while GNU Hurd will become the new Linux.[edit]
Go ahead and vote me down!
It doesn’t change the way Ubuntu and Systemd have operated.year of the bsd desktop!
I feel like this comment was a sarcastic joke and people didn’t pick it up.^^ Especially after the Hurd line, this has to be a joke.
No, this is a response to the mass adoption of systemd by Linux and the Age Verification Law.
It’s GNU philosophy or owning a compromised OS.
But Hurd is too far behind and will probably never be a real alternative to Linux. Also the Linux Kernel is not what adopts the Age Verification, its the distribution. Therefore instead changing the Kernel, they just need to change on the distribution what they do not like. Or create the same distribution with Linux, they would create with GNU Hurd.
My money is on 2027 as The Year Of The Linux Desktop.
