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Linux Hits 4% on the Desktop

by throwaway1194 on 3/2/24, 10:07 PM with 44 comments

  • by zvmaz on 3/2/24, 10:17 PM

    I can't imagine running another OS other than Linux on my personal machine. You get a sense of control and privacy you won't get from the main other OSes.
  • by thsksbd on 3/2/24, 10:17 PM

    "There's dozens of us!"

    I kid. I've been using Debian as my main OS since about 2012. Once Steve Jobs signed Flash's death warrant, Linux as a desktop became feasible.

    Its bitter sweet though. Linux is feasible because everything is on the web, which is worse than what we had before.

  • by ryan-c on 3/2/24, 11:15 PM

    I don't understand why people give any credence to this data.

    May 2023, for example, screams unfiltered bots:

    https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/android/m...

  • by throwaway1194 on 3/2/24, 10:07 PM

    +1% on Linux marketshare worldwide in less than 8 months.

    https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide

  • by CharlesW on 3/2/24, 11:27 PM

    FWIW, this is from StatCounter, so it's just one data point from sites that use their free counter (less than 1% of websites).

    StatCounter provides the most optimistic estimate available. Another data point is from Steam, which says 1.76%. https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey?platform=combined

  • by jsnell on 3/3/24, 12:25 AM

  • by anonzzzies on 3/3/24, 2:47 AM

    Linux mainly since the end 90s. Most of it with i3. There is simply nothing more productive for me. It feels handicapped using anything else; it feels actually clunky when I see other people using something else.
  • by nurtbo on 3/2/24, 10:39 PM

    Does a steam deck count as a Linux desktop?
  • by mid-kid on 3/3/24, 8:36 AM

    I wonder to what extent this is due to the general decline of the desktop market share.
  • by alexfoo on 3/2/24, 11:09 PM

    Finally Year of the Linux Desktop?
  • by colesantiago on 3/2/24, 10:47 PM

    Hmmm. 4% is still single digits and very close to zero on the desktop if we round it down.

    Still a long way to go.