StatCounter reported that desktop Linux reached over 4% market share for the first time. I've used Linux for years. Here's why I think it's finally catching on with more people.
      • Bob Robertson IX
        23•8 months ago

        Right… when people realized that a Chromebook can meet most people’s needs because 98%+ of what they do can be done through a browser, then Linux becomes a more viable option.

        BUT… while most people don’t use their computers for gaming, the ones who do would be more likely to want to try Linux with Proton. The recent surges will get even more people familiar with how good Linux is, and they will be able to evangelize to the less adventurous.

  • @just_another_person
    29•8 months ago

    Lots of large scale government projects in various countries are also ditching Windows for a more secure end-user experience. We’re also in 2024 where most applications that people use are available in browser.

    • kbal
      6•8 months ago

      Two other options? What, FreeBSD and OpenBSD?

      • @[email protected]
        5•8 months ago

        Nah, Haiku and Plan9. They just haven’t seen the attention they once did.

        But watch out, RedoxOS is getting better every day. :)

  • Ich, einfach anders
    21•8 months ago

    So, why is Linux still gathering steam?

    I see what you did there.

    2. Linux gaming, thanks to Steam, is also growing

  • @[email protected]
    8•8 months ago

    I have been using Linux for some time now and the only place where I encounter problems is the office suit. Like Libre office basically meets all my needs, but when I share the docs to other people, somehow Ms office fucks it up. I don’t know how to fix it.

    • TrumpetXEnglish
      8•8 months ago

      Check out Onlyoffice. Just the client (not the server part)

      WAY better

        • geoma
          5•8 months ago

          Onlyoffice by default perpetuates the problem of using microsoft ooxml standards instead of opendocument ones. We have to set opendocument as the de facto standard.

      • @[email protected]
        2•8 months ago

        I would also consider using WPS Office. Unfortunately WPS Office is not Open Source. I had issues with OnlyOffice being unstable. I am still not sure how to self host OnlyOffice cloud either.

        • TrumpetXEnglish
          1•8 months ago

          You don’t have to host only office to use the client. As others noted, it doesn’t do anything to combat non open standards, but it does work.