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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).

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2026 is the year of the Linux desktop (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by ReducedArc@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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For me, at least. Finally moved my desktop off Windows 10 and on to CachyOS. Things just.. work. Finding applications to install via AUR is easy, gaming is great. The only thing I'm missing is Fusion360 but I didn't use it too much to begin with. Happy to be Microsoft-free. Several friends have switched off of Windows as well which is great to see. I've really been enjoying Arch (btw) I have CachyOS on my laptop and also in a VM which is nice to have the same desktop experience on all my devices. Looking forward to the road ahead!

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Go back 20 years. See how many times this prediction has been made 🤣🤣

The only shift now is Microsoft shitting the bed so hard that people don't want to deal with them. The difference this time is the MacBook Neo.

People would gladly pay Apple $600 for a working machine WITH support and stores everywhere to get help if they have hardware issues. It's the new iPhone business model. They'll be taking more desktop market share than people even imagine on the price point alone.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

20 years ago Linux couldn't play 95% of Windows games seamlessly without tinkering, couldn't easily produce music without a lot of tinkering and few DAWs, couldn't effectively video edit (Kdenlive is good now, and Davimci Resolve now supports Linux), and it had spotty WiFi card support.

All of those are now no longer a problem, and make transitioning to it far easier for a much wider swath of people.