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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).

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Deciding for ourselves: 98% of people want a browser choice screen, Mozilla study finds (blog.mozilla.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/476611

What if we got to easily choose our web browser, and didn’t have to rely on complex operating system settings to change the pre-installed default?

Do you keep the default browser on your Linux distro, or do you change it? If yes, why?

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is about Windows, why did you post it here?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The study is also about Android. But the main reason I crossposted here is because I was curious what the opinion of this community about browser screens in the setup process is.

Our research involved 12,000 people in Germany, Spain and Poland setting up a highly realistic virtual Windows or Android device.

https://research.mozilla.org/browser-competition/choicescreen/

Edit: I believe that this study is also applicable to desktop Linux users, since those are generally more tech-savy.

[–] flontlocs 1 points 1 year ago

At least depending on the district, users can be sent directly to the store page.

Windows, however, needs a choice screen.