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Linux Desktop Market share reaches 3.08%
(gs.statcounter.com)
2023 year of Linux desktop!!1
Idc if we are not on reddit anymore, this joke doesn't get old
Like the year of the linux desktop
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I technically started with Steam Deck and finally took the plunge of partitioning my daily driver to install Linux Mint back a few weeks ago.
No regrets....
I'm a developer (web app predominantly ) and find I can use it for about 80% - 85% of my daily workflow. Things I miss and can't substitute are mainly around image editing / vector editing where GIMP and InkScape are just not there for the way I work.
Loving my time with it and would highly recommend anyone on the fence take the dive and give Mint a go. It's incredibly familiar the moment you boot it :)
I've been on Linux for a while and at this point must people use their computers as glorified thin clients for Chrome.
This has made Linux way more viable as a day to day OS. Valve is working very hard to make games viable and is seeing some success.
The major blind spots remain industry specific software outside of software dev. Things like Adobe suite and Microsoft office for example. They often have a Linux equivalent but it rarely fits well into industry standard work flows.
Microsoft office
I'm rather impressed with the MS Office compatibility and comparability of FreeOffice - https://www.freeoffice.com/ The free version trails the paid by one release... seems like a fair compromise. It's not pure FOSS, so purists might not like it, but it really gets the job done, especially with rountripping documents. There are always corner cases where things go boink, but hell... things even go off the deep end between versions of MSO.
Many of today's applications are now just web apps. The proportion of actual native applications that users run has been shrinking for a while, and so the differenced in native application support become less important.
That's exactly what he said, and then he also said except for industry-specific software like video editing, graphic design, etc, where big companies don't offer a Linux version and the alternatives aren't quite up to par. It's true there's Offcie 365 online but it's still subpar compared to the real deal, like if you're a PowerPoint or Excel power user or really need Access or another specialized program.
I'm all for Linux, these big companies have just eaten a lot of the market and refuse to play nice.
except for industry-specific software like video editing
Unless you're referring to Abode directly, the video and VFX industry has a much bigger presence on Linux.
All the major software offerings (except for Adobe) not only have Linux versions, but some are also first-class offerings on Linux.
Ok, I don't actually know if it's "all", but it's definitely most.
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Welcome to Linux! I've been using it since 1996 and doing design using FOSS tools for years. (At first, I needed to a separate computer for Adobe products for years, but switched full time to Linux a long time ago.)
A couple of quick suggestions of other apps to try:
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Krita, for image editing & painting https://krita.org/
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Penpot, for UI layouts (including website design), prototyping, and flow; a great replacement for Figma and Miro. https://penpot.app/
There's a big list of FOSS design & photography software @ https://pixls.us/software/
And a huge list of alternatives @ https://codeberg.org/RayJW/awesome-foss#user-content-creativity (linked to creativity, but there's tons more on that page)
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Have you tried Krita for image editing? I prefer it to gimp
While I've used Linux on and off for years, the steam Deck was really the thing that convinced me that I can actually drop Windows. My laptop has been ruining mint for a few months, and it's working for me. My desktop is going to be fully switched soon
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Wow, that's amazing! I assume this doesn't really count Steam Deck because usually these stats are from website hits and whatnot.
I remember when we were floundering around 0.50-0.75% or so and 1% seemed unlikely. And now we're where macOS was some time ago. That's pretty awesome!
If this is from website hits, then people like me are going to be unintentionally skewing things in Windows's favor, as my browser always fingerprints as running on Windows.
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That's nice. Hopefully it getting more notorious means that HW companies will support it better. But, at the same time, if this is just from the Steam Deck, then, kinda fugged
I dunno, I see the steam deck as a huge win for Linux. It shows people how simple Linux gaming can be.
It is a win, but it's more of a Steam Deck win than a plain Linux one.
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I wonder what the big drop in Windows and big rise in Unknown for awhile was
That can sometimes be ad/tracker blockers, where maybe they know they got a hit but not from where
This is satisfying great news!
When Linux gaming reaches 100 percent parity with windows, I'll probably switch. Until then I can't really justify it for my home PC. Give it 5 years or so, I've heard good things about... proton, i think it was called?
That is quite the criteria. Windows doesn't have 100% parity with Windows. ;)
As amazing as proton is, Linux will never have 100% parity with Windows because developers and studios can block it. Honestly most games that don't run right now are intentionally blocked or restricted. If you are interested on what its like though I would strongly encourage throwing Linux on a spare drive or partition and installing steam.
I switched recently to Linux and haven't had issues with the vast majority of my games. Though, I don't play many competitive multi-player games. Those seem to be where the issues remain.
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does this count things such as steamOS & ChromeOS?
Counts ChromeOS as a different OS.
Yeah there's 3% reported, but what do you think that 3% unknown is? Am I supposed to believe it's all Windows users spoofing their user agent?
I spoof my user agent on Linux and appears as a Windows user to websites. So I'm actually contributing to the Windows stat.
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No most likely Linux users too. BDS and others
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