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Steam Survey for April 2026 shows Linux still trending well (www.gamingonlinux.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by cm0002@literature.cafe to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] dudesss@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Help encourage your friends to try it on a separate SSD or hard drive.

[–] illusionist@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why not usb stick?

[–] dudesss@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Better speed, storage space, durability. But start with Rufus to get the installation media on a USB stick.

https://rufus.ie/

[–] yessikg@fedia.io 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Interesting that the flatpak users all get lumped together and they get counted as their own linux os

[–] poinck@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I am a flatpak/GNU/Linux user ^^

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 10 points 3 weeks ago

Still on Linux. Updated to the new pop!_os LTS. It's been pretty good. The new desktop environment has had a few quirks where I had to fuss with hitting alt+enter to get some games appropriately full screen, but generally it's been good.

Worth it to be free of microslop