Idontevenknowanymore comments on Linux has over 6% of the desktop market? Yes, you read that right

Linux has over 6% of the desktop market? Yes, you read that right - here's how (www.zdnet.com)

submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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Clickbaity title on the original article, but I think this is the most important point to consider from it:

After getting to 1% in approximately 2011, it took about a decade to double that to 2%. The jump from 2% to 3% took just over two years, and 3% to 4% took less than a year.

Get the picture? The Linux desktop is growing, and it's growing fast.

[–] Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz 27 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

I just installed Mint the other day. I was pussy footing around with trying to create a persistent USB drive but the bootloader was fighting me. I finally just hovered over the "wipe drive and install" button for a while before I finally clicked and let it rip. Never again M$.

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[–] danzabia@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

I first tried Ubuntu then switched to pop os and haven't looked back. Feels great to be free of MS.

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[–] axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

dual booting would be a pain in the ass, both setting it up and post-setup