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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).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Linux hits 4% on the desktop 🐧 📈 (gs.statcounter.com)

submitted 10 months ago by markus99 to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Haven't we celebrated 3% just a few months ago?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can set it to go back to 2009. Apparently it hit 3% in Q3 2023. And apparently Windows has steadily been trending downward from 95% to 73% since 2009, which is wild to me. I find it hard to believe that that isn't due to other factors like increased smartphone use over desktops.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There's separate market shares for mobile devices, and combined as well.

Choosing all platforms we currently get:
Linux - 1.54%
Unknown - 2.42%
OS X - 5.87%
iOS - 17.82%
Windows - 27.39%
Android - 43.74%

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

I understand that, but if people stop using desktops entirely (because they already have a phone in their pocket), the remaining users might be more likely to be on macOS or Linux for a specific reason.

I don't see the methodology on that page so it's hard to say for sure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Android is Linux, too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Only if you completely disregard the userland and impound the definition of Linux to the kernel base

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

@user224 @markus99 The winds are changing 🐧

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 1 points 10 months ago

We did!