I am a microsoft windows user for 20 years and in the last year I am fed up with this microsystem that microsoft creates for its users .. their main goal is to exploit you for marketing purposes. I said to try linux and for several months I installed a lot of distributions but I kept coming back to Microsoft Windows in the end. And I kept telling myself that Linux is not yet ready for the desktop, but I kept trying to adapt to Linux and learn Linux and in the end I succeeded. At the moment I'm using fedora kde and honestly I'm glad that I managed to make this transition without going back to Microsoft. So for those who are trying to make this transition, my advice is to stick to linux and in the end you will find that you made the right choice.
@@SassyPants-00 i was pretty much the same with bouncing back and fourth with linux as there are many desktop environments and distros to choose from, its a pro and a con for linux
But windows is the best Linux distro 🤣🤣 if i think windows as a Linux distro it's the best 🤣🤣 but truly i want to use Linux... it's just too unpolished i like the ui but it's so neglected i will switch when Linux has some awesome features and a little more noob friendly. My first install Linux couldn't even play video on intel hd graphics im like why they don't even add video codecs by default.
Linux has a DRM issue with their computers. Every file on linux can be copied. The only way to prevent this is by using STEAM. Steam checks the backend before you play some games. In some situations, it updates it. (If you know you know)
18% to 29% looks unrealistic. That means tenth of people have been change to linux within one month. 1/10 people does not change their os within month at all. There is some kind of bias in norway stats, but I don’t know what.
@@Satseful Yeah, it seems unlikely, but there are quite a lot of people still using Windows 10. The "Recall" announcement may have lead them to decide looking into Linux and testing it for a while.
It needs verification : but a possibility would be a switch of OS for some government/public service. I heard these days that some EU countries are looking at switching Windows for Linux for their public services. It could be bring numbers up pretty fast in this case.
I have been on and off trying Linux over the years, but what held me back was some hardware issues and gaming. But after getting a Steam Deck OLED a few months back and seeing how well it ran everything i wanted to play, and seeing how well Linux in general runs now i have gone to Fedora 40. So far i am enjoying it.
a really good chunk of that 7.14% "unknown" is most likely some flavor of Linux. I use my own build of the kernel and usually I am listed as "unknown" when polled... so, I am guessing I am not the only one who compiles their own version of the kernel. But then, there are also a lot of other possibilities.
Personally i dont care if something is popular or not, but with increase in market share will force developers to make their software and games compatible with Linux 😅
Just checked, we are almost at 4.5% . This growth has been exponential, because the more users it has, the more "marketing" it gets (more people using and talking about it gets to more people, even if most ignore it, a few try it out and a few like it and stay and spread the word, its exponential). I would say that we will probably reach 5% before 2025. And let's not forget that 5% is A LOT, millions of computers.
Honestly, Valve has been a godsend for Linux, because I am convinced it has been their work on the gaming side that has really brought it more to the public. Now, if only game dev studios themselves would use open, cross-platform, and vendor-agnostic technologies and libraries, it would be even better. And if they began the development of a game with cross-platform (Windows and Linux) in mind from the jump, it would really just take a bit of extra setup at the beginning, and minor, periodic housekeeping throughout, but it wouldn't be too much additional work. And now, we have universal package managers like Flatpak, that pretty much eradicates the dependency nightmare the plagued us in the past.
I predict linux at the end of the year it will reach 5-6% And in 2025 it will rise Drastically 1:35 Uknown is like smart tvs, other devices they cannot predict
I have used windows for about 23 years now. I started out with windows XP when it came out. Just recently i have been getting away from locked down software and ive been going towards the more open source type software. Ive been going back and forth from linux to windows for the past year. Ive tried a ton of different distros from linux. From someone who used to be a windows user, it was different. Different isn't a bad thing. I found myself growing more and more curious with linux and it grew on me. I dual booted for a while, but honestly I dont need to anymore. I love how linux gives us the freedom to do what we want with it. I believe in freedom, and I stand behind linux a 100%. I have fully moved over to linux now. I also like the linux community also. I appreciated the help when i needed it
Ubuntu Core is the Snap runtime, I'm pretty sure (I doubt people are using the IoT distro for Steam). People seem to be taking their time moving from one Ubuntu LTS to another - they might have their reasons for that. Note how there's no Ubuntu 23.10 in the data, because those comfortable with new releases are already on 24.04, as opposed to 22.04 users. Linux marketshare grew by 0.4 _percentage point,_ not 0.4%. It actually increased by almost 10%
Hi. I start using Linux (Project Bluefin, based on Fedora Silverblue) since the beginning of this year on my 2014 iMac. Because Apple decided to stop support that model that is perfectly fine for me. I just think, the hell with Apple😄 and I try Linux. It was not easy in the beginning but is just a matter of willing to change. Now I’m very glad I did it, and yes I think that is as good as MacOs.
Well that is positive to see Linux grow and in 2025 we might see more because Windows 10 support runs out. I was wondering with MESA updates does that include AMD's fluid motion 2? I wish they port adrenaline software to Linux and improve support.
I'm glad that the market share in the Linux world is growing, it's a very good step to make it a system that can be used just like Mac and Android (not to mention Windows), I'm even thinking about going back to Linux, in particular Linux Mint and some KDE-based distro (not Ubuntu).
I'm using Linux Mint 22 Xfce edition as my daily driver, my other computer which had Windows on it, now has Cachy OS Xfce edition and I am blown away at how brilliant it is for gaming on. I use Linux Mint for rendering video and Cachy OS for gaming and I am content enough to finally say goodbye to Windows forever.
What is interesting in all the new Linux users is "once tried never back" ; who is able to adapt to changing, and start to learn how to use Linux (especially the "user friendly distros" like Zorin, Mint ...), never back to Windows .
I just finally moved over to Linux after many years of wanting to (Been wanting to since 1999 when I was 15, but I just never got the chance). I love it. I didn't want something that looked like Windows like most people who transition over from Windows do, so I got MX Linux. Its not been easy, I won't lie. I've definitely run into problems, but Its still awesome and everything I hoped it would be. I'm free of Microsoft forever! I really feel like Linux is going to get a HUGE boost when Windows 10 expires next year, there's no way all those people will be able to afford new computers for MS's stupid requirements to run Win 11.
I started using Windows back in the early 90's on a Tandy w/ a 286 processor (and windows 3, I think.) I finally gave up on Windows 10 before 11 came out or about a year ago. My Linux journey has been a little rocky, but it's pretty good right now. I use Fedora for everyday stuff, but using Endeavour OS for my gaming. I'm pretty happy with both. Fedora worked right out of the box for me. Endeavor is so snappy. Boot times are fantastic and it's pretty rock solid. My only gripe is the console. I so hate console commands, but I will use them. I tried Cachy OS, but could not get the printer to work. Sounds silly, but there are times when I need a scanner and printer. I'll use this one until the ink runs out (I still have some replacements in a box) and maybe look at a newer model. Arch based distros are a horror to setup and use with my old Brother printer, but I finally through enough spaghetti against the wall and it finally stuck. A big thanks to the Endeavour website. Fantastic! at least for right now.
This is good because eventually it will be in a place where companies see it viable to make native version of their apps. It would be good for adobe to support linux and also get more actual proper native linux games.
I seriously doubt that Adobe will make their sofware available on Linux, one of their higher-ups was pretty clear, to him Linux users want everything to be free.
@@miller42 i might agree with the first point but that second point i dont agree with, big users will pay monthly or yearly for software, yes linux users like free software but what makes it any different from the billions of windows users that will use free software anyways, not much i would say, if a company wants to use linux to save some money then pay for adobe software i dont see that as a problem
Aside from a few gripes I have with Linux, Mint has been a real treat for me(community not withstanding) I've built custom drivers for both Linux Mint and Windows 98(best Windows version) and aside from a few issues with refresh rates being locked at 60Hz instead of the full 100, it truly has come a long way for me. Windows 10 is the last new Windows I'll use, and as if it's come full circle, Windows 98, my first OS, will be the last version of Windows I use full stop in tandem with Linux Mint. All we need is the community to be less hostile to newcomers and we'll grow for sure, even big companies are starting to give Linux more stuff and as an indie dev, it gives me hope that we'll have a truly good Windows alternative someday.
@@BlueEyedVibeChecker def try a wayland desktop out or experimental wayland as the refresh rate issue is to do with x11 not supporting multi monitor refresh rates
Linux won't really take off until it's backed by manufacturers and retail channels. If people find ChromeOS and MacOS viable, I think Distros like Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, Zorin OS, and Ubuntu are most certainly also viable. We just need to get it into a proper distribution stream with active promotion. The fact that desktop Linux made it to 4.45% all by itself is waaay more impressive than people realize.
This is good news! Linux desktop might finally get its exponential growth. The more it grows the more driver and software support it gets the more it will grow.
I eventually transitioned to Arch Linux. Although many online games' anti-cheats are blocked, you can play or run pretty much every Windows application.
I want to speak for my friend who still uses windows 7. Despite steam not providing support for it, it still works, however the moment they change their api in the future, it will stop. He doesn't really play retro games but more lowspec ones because of his old hardware. Very reluctant to get into linux as he isn't tech savvy and setting up wine is way more complicated than opening an exe file.
Crazy, last week I made the decision to daily drive Linux (Nobara). Getting tired of Microsoft shenanigans, will only boot into Windows if I want to play games that unfortunately are not compatible with Linux (Siege, Delta Force, Fragpunk and the new Battlefield)
There are few things I am concerned about the growth of the Linux desktop First is Editing tools , although we have davinci resolve , kdenlive or even blender for video editing , we don't have a proper image editing tool yet Video editing is getting better but for image editing GIMP is still inferior , and using Photoshop through wine is not a great experience , it works but the experience is mediocre Second Gaming is much better but as more people move to Linux and wine getting more updates and features there is a possibility of ransomware made for windows affecting Linux systems also ( Remember wine was able to run wannacry back in 2018 ) Although bottles and heroic are using flatpak so this issue might not be a big deal These are the two things I am worried about , when win 10 becomes EOL wine will be much better and I hope we get a good image editing tools Thats all I have to say
I think by then these should be solved, either gimp improves dramatically with its rebase to gtk3 or we get something brand new or even adobe software as eol for windows 10 is quite a while away Wine will have those problems but i wouldnt be surprised if the developers at codeweavers and valve solve those issues pretty quickly by then All i can say is linux desktop is looking very bright in the future :>
Have you tried Photopea, even looks like Photoshop, has a free and paid version. Also recommend Krita painting and Art etc ..Its all there, people just have to do some research.
I have been using Linux on my personal system on and off but continuously for work for 10 years. I have now completely shifted to linux on my personal as well
I switched to Linux over month ago. I still have Windows 10 as an option during bootup, but I haven't really used it since installing Linux. Of course there's been some issues with Linux, but those have mostly been related to Bazzite being still in heavy development and thus a bit unstable. There's many better starter friendly distros around but I wanted to try Bazzite for the gaming features. :--) Also I have KDE Plasma with an Nvidia GPU, so there's been some issue especially with Wayland. :D But mostly I've been very satisfied with general usability, features and compatibility. I don't think I'll miss Windows all that much.
Like in anything IT, that last 10% is so hard to get. 90% of devices work fine, but that last 10% can have you spending hours troubleshooting. 90% of software is fine, even games on steam are working, but you click on something funny and your game freezes. Linux is almost ready for the mainstream, and is aboustely an option for computer geeks getting spooked by Microsoft.
Hello sir, do you use any RGB components in your Linux PC. If yes then how to control the lightings (Motherboard, GPU, Ram, CPU fans and Case fans? Is there a all in one easy solution in Linux for RGB components ?
3:34 don't knock 7, because it's the best windows there was. If 7 was still supported and untainted, I'd be on it still. 10 was the discontent and 11 the breaking point (we don't talk about 8)
I have been contemplating making the shift from windows to fedora for a few days now. I played with the thought of exchanging windows for a Linux based OS at different times throughout the years. Especially when they stopped support for windows XP. My main concern at the moment is finding a good photo editor akin to Lightroom or Capture One… And how well will a Linux OS generally handle heavy photo and video editing, not considering the capabilities of the specific hardware?
@@samsonlassethomsen8664 linux handles editing good i would say, about the exact same as windows I just use kdenlive and gimp which is pretty basic, you can run lightroom under wine like with a application called bottles but the experience might be a bit less then on windows Here is some alternatives you can look into that do support linux www.rawtherapee.com/ www.darktable.org/
In April 2024 I went cold turkey from Windows... the only Windows related stuff that is left is a Windows 10 ISO on my external storage medium used mainly for storing Linux ISO's and other good to have utilities... And I use exfat on the external storage medium... but that's ok since Microsoft open sourced exfat... But before that I had already played around with Linux in virtual machines and had even installed m68k Linux on my Amiga 1200 way back when... :-) And I have tested every Windows version from Win3.11 upto Win10... And I have not paid for any of them... my Jolly Roger is waving high In the sky... And Microsoft was right about one thing... Win10 would be the last version I used... I will not even try Win11 in a virtual machine...
Not necessary. This data is mainly coming from hundreads of thousands of websites visitor data. If you access the site with browser without sending os info, it goes to unknown category. There fore it is neither miss-categorized bot visitor or some user which have taken os and browser metadata away from browser for privacy reasons. Probably more bots is my guess.
All thanks to microsoft for forcing windows users to either choose linux which is free or spent ton of money for mac. I dont know worldwild adoption but my family moved to linux, ubuntu/zorin from windows. i myself use ubuntu now for daily driver and windows 11 for my work
yeah, i bet theres a huge reporting variance there. we're probably ~4%, maybe 5% bc of privacy focused linux users reporting Windows. i think we are growing, but statcounter isn't reliable in 1-2% margin. i think Steam is actually more reliable, but maybe not for 1% margin. if we hit 5%, i'll celebrate. but i'll wait until 7% to actually believe it.
Back when I heard of Linux I didn't look into it at all, I just heard its hard, gave it a shot and its somehow easier than Windows lol, I don't see how windows fanboys say linux is hard. Plus, I can restore my entire system in like 1 hour max, programs and configurations where it took me like a whole day for windows it ages to download programs... if you want to make something simpler and more comprehensive you can do that if you have programming knowledge. I have seen people say you need to know how to code to use Linux when itd further from the truth, reading code is much easier than knowing how to code yourself lol
@@MrDeathinstict one of the reasons for anti virus protection is because people grab applications off the web on windows, linux is not like that the majority of the time, yes its definitely possible that some noob will go to the web to grab a application but i dont think the majority of distros will offer this as most users will be grabbing their apps from flathub or their distros repos + the kernel and many other major components have maintainers to stop secruity vulnerabilities from happening If there is anti virus software protection it will rrquire the user to install it most of the time i bet
@@theGeigus its just so steam can work, i would say just jump to linux so the person can try something new but people dont like trying new things as its scary
i wanna use linux but my greatest fear is some apps and games not being compatible 😞 Thought about getting a cheap linux laptop and test the waters, anyone have some recommendations?
I love Linux but it has to grow as a Desktop platform and provide good api to build apps (currently it is mess and docs sucks), In other ecosystem specially Apple, it is pretty easy to make app as platform provides very easy api for everything in good modern language(even though XCode sucks and swift is slow in compiling). Also linux desktop marketing sucks, noone even in Linux community know about most conferences(recent Gnome Conf has lot of good talks, same with kde akademy), so most developers doesn't even know about most apis.
you don't know how much i want to switch to linux fully, but is not mature yet. most of the software i use run on linux, but they don't have hardware acceleration so performance is not good, other straight up doesn't run. most popular games won't work on linux and devs don't even care about linux compatibility i already run linux, but as of now the windows pc is going nowhere. that said, i don't plan to upgrade it to windows 11.
@@linuxnext mostly software i use for work. as for recreative use, parsec doesn't want to load hardware decoding, and wallpaper engine straight up refuses to run
@@Artemis_WR well wallpaper engine doesnt support linux, you can use a kde plugin if you use kde plasma but yeah that other software is something that will need to be worked on Wallpaper engine devs dont want to bring support yet as they think it isnt viable to bring support for linux
@@linuxnext yea i tried the kde plugin, it bricked my install. after the recent we engine updates, i'm also having trouble loading it through proton to even get the plugin to work (fedora 40), but most of the bulk of what's keeping me on windows is work related software, as they are custom developed and don't run on linux at all, not even through wine or proton. i'm tempted to get a laptop with a quadro, so i can use gpu passtrough in a vm
Let's say that i know a company that run dozens of sites all over the world, running over 50k ubuntu / centos virtual machines with 300k+ containerized apps that poll the sites that may or may not affect the statscounter results ? And yes, i know... Steam hardware survey results are heavily infected with "licensed" windows copies in the eastern asian internet cafe's..... Still : it's still more reliable source than statscounter because it's reflecting individual steam installs with individual accounts.
and i know... probably less than half linux installs in personal machines have steam installed. Every relative of mine that relies on me on tech support has a pop os machine... Just because my 83 years old granny, who cant figure out how the tabs work on modern browsers... somehow understand, how to operate tiling windows :P
@@STONE69_ "Working browser on desktop PC" is just an User Agent string in request header. When datamining sites behind SSL and authentication requirements, its rather nice to have this in place anyway to avoid problems :)
Dream on. Its still BS and the Numbers are ridiculous low. Cause it STILL havent fixed the one Problem....Users just dont wanna care about the system... they want it to work. So... nope Linux isnt going annywhere.... STILL
I know Linux is doing better, but it will never be a contender to Windows. Linux out of the box looks so dated. Like something from the 90s. And in order to change the look you have to become basically a programmer. Linux has its uses. But like I said Microsoft will never have competition like Linux.
@@linuxnext All of them. Look at the icons. They look like something from Windows 3.1. Not to mention the lack of real driver support. Like I said. Linux has its uses. But Microsoft is not worried about Linux.
@@linuxnext Linux has come so far. In just a short time. But it is not a contender to Windows. It is just the honest truth. And yes the icons are lacking majorly. And the overall look is dated. Take Ubuntu for example. It has looked the same for over 10 years now. Even Linux Mint as looked the same for over 10 years. Both of those OS's area solid choice. But compared to Windows. Looks tired.
