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I'm loving to see all these people jumping to Linux. I switched back in 2008 with Ubuntu 8.10. So much has changed since then.
The year of the Linux desktop is whenever you make it !! For me, that was 2002, the year I ditched windows for good....
The year of the linux desktop is different for every one. For me it was 2003. Haven't looked back since and everytime I'm forced to use Windows, I feel like I need to take a shower.
Xx-zones dbus_annotation and ext-tray get merged and implemented into kde and global shortcuts stop sucking and I'll call it.
I have no idea what any of those words mean and that makes me want to stick to Windows.
Luckily you don't need to. I didn't know either until I read their next comment. And I've been using various Linux Distros for 15 years or so.
xx-zones allows windows to place themselves
dbus_annotations allows menu items (like file, edit, etc) to be searchable by other apps
ext-tray allows tray icons to display things other than text in their menus (like sliders or whatever)
The year of Linux on the desktop was the friends we made along the way…
They come around more often than the Olympics.
You can only abuse your customers so much before they move on. I have long enjoyed using Windows, but when they announced my perfectly usable laptop wouldn't be able to get 11 thanks to no TPM, and I had to go through a complicated set of hoops to manually install it, that was my breaking point. I will keep Windows for some limited stuff on dual boot on one machine, but elsewhere I'm going Linux only
You can only abuse your customers so much
you'd think so... but the number of friends and family who still put up with this shit is incredible. Ads in the start menu, copilot popping up every time you press a wrong button on the keyboard, the entire task bar changing overnight with ads and stock tickers...
That last one pisses me off so much... "i dont want to learn linux!"... MF'er, microsoft just rearranged your entire task bar and start menu overnignt and you didnt seem to have a problem adapting your workflow... why would switching to gnome or KDE be any different?
I think some people won't be able to switch just because they've passed the point where learning new tech is possible. But I do think for those with the will to change over, it will increasingly actually be happening rather than being muttered a threat to Microsoft, especially because the main pain points of the past (software exclusivity) is starting to break down. Some games are now running better on Linux. MS Office is increasingly being superseded by alternatives like Gsuite, Libreoffice, or just learning to code in easy languages like Python/R. And unlike in the past when Microsoft overplayed its hand and changed course to regain users with Windows 7, 10, etc, this time it seems like they aren't going to change. They are in too deep.
For me, it's date +%s
2025 already was, and it continues. The ecosystem and Proton have changed the game (no pun intended), and even normies are starting to switch.
I finally migrated from MacOS (other than Logic Pro) and Windows. Keep Windows around for some games but it is no longer first in boot order on any machine, and I am delighted.
Every time I boot to Windows it drags ass forever, updates, reboots, repeats, and by the time I can use it I am not even interested.
Okay, but for real, 2027 is going to be a real banger for Linux desktop, I've got a feeling!
2026 shouldn't be the year of any one specific thing; 2026 should be the year of teaching the less inclined how to be conscious with their data and go over methods for taking back their data from whatever service they might use.
Based.
Linux is that feeling of your computer not becoming worse every year. Windows and mac users dont know what that is.
✨I don't get Advertisements built into my Computer✨
I'm like actually excited for updates to my operating system. That hasn't been true for Android or Windows in years. The last I remember being excited for an update was iOS on my iPod Touch, but from what I hear, people aren't even really that hyped for iOS updates any more.
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2026 I will continue to use the Linux Desktop. My current prediction and I'm sticking to it
Gaming is the best commercial inroad I’ve seen, and exploding.
But I think the “kernel anticheat” thing is going to be a hard wall until Valve works it out. Unfortunately, big OEMs don’t want to ship a “gaming PC” that can’t run Fortnite.
I know that the market verdict is "eh who cares", but I really dont think anyone should think that invasive kernel-level anticheat is at all acceptable.
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Recent convert perspectives
I mean its free. Installer are incredible easy. Steam says 90% of games are compatible. Libreoffice has all the features.
The last straw are manufactures delivering hardware with M$ bullshit preinstalled.
You can actually buy Linux computers from dell and Lenovo and they’re even cheaper because you don’t pay for the Microsoft license
Cheaper? Nah I want quality. And for the best, you have to pay more. Nothing is for free. /s
Yeah, that's not a straw, though. It's like a redwood. A forest of redwoods.
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Linux desktop has been here for a while, wake me up when BSD desktops become more viable
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It is 2010. It is the year of the Linux desktop.
It is 2018. It is the year of the Linux desktop.
It is 2026. It is the year of the Linux desktop.
This year for sure!
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Linux gaming also taking off. New Jolla phone on the way. Valve is also being helpful. On top of that the 'Buy European' movement also comes at the right time.
I dare to say it's looking pretty good
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Fingers crossed for socials skills in FOSS communities, then it's game over for big tech
Hear hear. The voice of our community, LazerDickMcCheese.
I spent several hours last night talking about FOSS projects and tech certifications to a guy in entry-level IT. I'm out here doing my best, guys
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or the year of ww3.. maybe both actually
The great Linux distro world war.
I fully switched to Debian in early 2024 and haven't looked back. Highly recommend a full swap to everyone. Windows and Mac have nothing to offer.
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