a table showing da percentage of desktop linux with a 0.5% jump in the time between June an July

  • @RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works
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    4528 days ago

    The question is whether this is an actual increase in Linux users or if so many Computers didn’t work that the total number sank

    • @CameronDev@programming.dev
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      2128 days ago

      Or the stats are just bad. There is a lot of volatility in those numbers.

      Also, crowd strike predominately affected enterprises, which aren’t going to pivot to Linux in a month, it would be a many year long plan and rollout.

      • maxOP
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        428 days ago

        ur right, but crowdstrikes consequencs did also negatively affectes lots regular peoples, and aslo is hell of bad press for them an microsoft

    • @yuri
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      628 days ago

      A veritable perfect storm

      • maxOP
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        328 days ago

        bless microaoft for being dumdums hehe

    • maxOP
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      628 days ago

      ye, but this is for deskotp linux an also crowd strike as more of a pr disaster than infrastructure failure

  • msmc101
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    628 days ago

    it was a big reason I finally made the full switch

    • maxOP
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      228 days ago

      congrats!! whats it like meow? :3

      • msmc101
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        428 days ago

        so far literally everything has been better for me. I upgraded my system to all AMD a while ago with the intent of eventually making the jump and it’s been super seamless. all the games I want work way better than they ever did on windows, even weird little windows indie games through lutris run better than native windows. I also put pop on my old MacBook and really breathed some new life into that thing. I think I have firmly drank Kool aid lol

        • maxOP
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          228 days ago

          yippee!! im stuck w a nvdia 1060 so i cant use the gpu on my lappytop :< (for varius reasons) so am def buying amd next time i buy anything

          • msmc101
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            127 days ago

            oof yeah I’ve been there, last time I was using a GTX Titan X and it was not a fan

    • maxOP
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      128 days ago

      u can see distros thru the steam hw survey meowmeow!

      • @Korne127@lemmy.world
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        126 days ago

        Thanks. I already knew that though, that’s the only way I found any information on the share of individual distribution. And while I think it’s a better measurement than e.g. the view page of sites on a website (which is sometimes used), it still creates a bias (even ignoring the SteamDecks) and it only contains few top distributions. So I wish there would be a more neutral and detailed way to see such statistics, although I’m glad the Steam HW survey exists as it’s the only reasonable information I currently have.

  • Smorty [she/her]
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    122 days ago

    How do they even get those numbers? I’m sure there are no trackers in all GNU/Linux distros. I’m sure there are in Winblows, but not my GNU!

    • maxOP
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      122 days ago

      is by aggregate browser agent data which includes os by default