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Steam deck BAYBEE. None of the other pocket computers have my attention now if they arent built for Valves version of Linux

The more it's adopted the more it will turn into windows.

Linux runs people's cars, phones, routers, sometimes even fridges. And don't even get me started on servers. Linux is the most useful OS on the planet. The desktop is just another thing for it to conquer.

Stupid take.

Linux has some of the best device compatability because it's baked into the kernel. Don't need to download a driver in most cases, just update the kernel.

Plus it's known to be a great os for a developer. Also the apt repositories or other repos make installing an app on windows store look like a toddlers first steps in comparison.

Oh and if you use an android phone then you're using a Linux kernel.

The foundation of the Android platform is the Linux kernel. For example, the Android Runtime (ART) relies on the Linux kernel for underlying functionalities such as threading and low-level memory management. 4 May 2023 Platform architecture - Android Developers

I've been tinkering with it since the late 90s and running it as my daily driver both at home and at work for nearly 20 years now. It's extremely useful.

People are dumb here, they buy apple.

"Hey look at my new iPhone that costs 20000 sek and can't do anything important better than the last five previous iPhones "

But it's really fast at idling in people's pockets.

I admit the MacBook air has a nice cpu, it stays cool. But most people don't use anywhere near what the cpu is capable of.

What???

1.19% in Switzerland, so we're even worse

In the end I just uninstalled windows because every time I opened it, it tried installing all updates and I had to wait 20-30 mins to get to the desktop

Ahhh that's kind of like how it started for me. Now the things I can do on Linux far outstrip the things I can't, if I switched back to Windows.

Have you messed around with different desktop environments (DEs) yet? That's my favourite part of Linux. I can't imagine using a laptop without tiling window manager

Until you realise it is mostly steam deck and indian govt office pc running linux.

This is mostly from browser stats though.

Sure, you can browse on it, but I wouldn't have thought it enough to skew the numbers in any meaningful way.

Time to Sort the Steam Deck out like ChromeOS, then the Linux market goes back to 2%?

Right? RIGHT?

I have a deck, a few old laptops that have all gone Linux now, and a windows desktop for gaming. The deck being so good, and Windows 11 being so bad, has nearly convinced me to try Linux on the actual desktop.

I think there are still a few games and applications (I'm primarily a C# dev for work) that I "need" Windows for but the case for dropping as much MS from my life as possible has never been stronger.

School districts buy Chromebooks by the thousands. Steam Deck is definitely paving the way in terms of demonstrating a consumer use case for Linux, but I would be shocked if there are even 1/100th the number of them in the wild as there are Chromebooks.

It looks like Linux will be mainstream in India in the next decade. I'm excited since a small fraction of the incredible amount of users will become distro developers.

Sadly there aren't even Indian manufacturers with linux preinstalled. I've heard of starlabs, slimbook, tuxedo, system76 etc. only to find out that most doesn't ship to india and are not availiable in the stores like flipkart, amazon and local stores, where most of people computers. Still, still India is at 15% now and what if market already has linux preinstalled systems!

Honestly Debian would be a better choice if you want a rock solid stable experience.

Fedora with Cinnamon desktop has been gooood to me. Admittedly it's on a Thinkpad

Isn't Linux Mint just green Ubuntu?

That doesn't sound too different from the regular Unix paradigm where all your config is stored in your home directory. I've wiped my root partition many times over the last decade but usually everything in my desktop environment is just the same as it was. Aside from migration of dotfiles into .config which was honestly overdue.

Unless NixOS is kind of like Ansible and is a build script for the whole system, package management and all? Haven't tried it myself.

My concern would be slow buildup of unused packages if that's the case. It's nice to wipe out that junk on an upgrade.

Wonder if Linux users block Statcounter at a higher rate than other OS users.

I’d assume uBlock Origin blocks it by default?

Be sure to unplug the windows drive before installing Mint to the other drive.

Why would you do that? Totally unnecessary. When Windows is already installed any Linux installation respects it without issues. The problem is the other way around, if you install Linux first and then install Windows afterwards on a second partition/drive it nukes your Linux bootloader.

Especially in times of M.2 drives (which are often behind the GPU) you only annoy people by telling them to unplug their Windows drive first. And they might want to use a second partition on that drive if it's bigger.

Any OS is kinda garbage on VM. I tried to run windows in a VM on my linux, the performance is pure garbage, usbs are tricky and so on

That actually too bad since Spice is the fastest vnc I have ever used. I guess I'm stuck looking for another VNC.

I'm pretty sure it's the proxmox that is making it weird.

My work revolves around using Win11. I have a 3rd screen dedicated to Mint so I can easily switch between systems without much effort.

I think the issue is Spice. It runs the quickest with almost zero lag, but my mouse isn't perfect. RDP works but there is input lag. I guess I can try another VNC to see if things improve.

Its a logitech G502SE. It doesn't look like it has drivers. I also had problems with a logitech steering wheel when I was running Mint on bare metal. Just not a very linux friendly company.

After Windows 11 came out, I said HELL NO! The whole UI and look of everything is just so awful. I feel bad for my fellow lads who are stuck on Windows still. The only people I get annoyed with are the ones who glorify Windows. Look I'm not forcing people to switch their OS, but god please don't glorify Windows spying features and say 'I don't have anything to hide'. Just say fuck it and make the switch, take back control of your life! RISE THE FUCK UP!

That's true, mystery is exciting!

You can't just drop this hot take without at least some evidence backing it up, even in memes.

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Wow, are you able to use the new s6 supervisor or service manager yet, or is it too early yet? I saw an initial post once but didn't follow it's development.

Sorry you had problems with Tumbleweed. The forums and subreddit are very supportive, no matter how you installed the distro. It's actually why I moved to Tumbleweed from Arch.

It's been years since I owned a tablet. I felt that they were redundant because I have a phone and a desktop and a laptop and a Chromebook.

Basically ChromeOS