5 reasons why desktop Linux is finally growing in popularity : linux

[–] [email protected] 74 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In a word: Proton.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In one word: browser

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

browser? I ardly know er!

[+] FunkPhenomenon 30 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Two other options? What, FreeBSD and OpenBSD?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 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. :)

[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

more secure end-user experience

He doesn't know 💀

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If it is government, they are using policies/profiles to harden their systems.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not enough. Read madaidan's ramble on that topic

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 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] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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

WAY better

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ohh... Ok... I will give it a go

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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] 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah it's crazy to me that proprietary standers exists at all but they're everywhere

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 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.

Linux Gaming

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