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Year of Linux on the Desktop (lemmy.world)
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2024 is the Year of Linux on the Desktop, at least for my boyfriend. He's running Windows 7 right now, so I'll be switching him to Ubuntu in a few days. Ubuntu was chosen because Proton is officially supported in Ubuntu.

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[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 43 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Lol 0.06% usage in November 2023

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

There are more linux users than windows7 users.

[-] CodingSquirrel@kbin.social 9 points 6 months ago

Win 7 64-bit handily beats any distro of Linux at .69% (nice). Comparing only to 32-bit isn't a fair comparison. Not that I'm against using Linux, I use Pop_os on a spare computer as a Linux test bed for gaming.

[-] Zangoose@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Does distro breakdown matter that much though? It only really matters on windows because each version has significant compatibility changes. AFAIK as long as you update your system Linux compatibility with tools like wine/proton shouldn't change much between distros.

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