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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).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Steam Linux Marketshare Surges To Nearly 2% In November (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Add the article says, the surge is entirely thanks to the Deck. There was a 35% surge in overall use but 43% of that use is the Deck so PC/laptop use has actually dropped.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I'd say some of that drop was punters like me who were already gaming on Linux and have just moved over to the deck now.

I have a dock for mine and it's really the only thing I use for gaming now as my laptop is very old.