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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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You think Linux is living a Renaissance with Gaming and New Non-Technical Users? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] seaQueue 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

For gaming, sure - proton has gone a really long way toward making most Windows games playable on Linux without too much effort.

For non technical users? Not so much, ChromeOS is putting in more work there.

Linux implies an IT burden that I don't see most non technical users carrying without someone there to provide IT support. My mom, for example, won't ever touch Linux because I'm damned well not going to provide on call support for that. ChromeOS though? That's set and forget enough for the non technical crowd.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

More devices need to come with Linux out of the box. It should be possible to buy a device with Linux at your local Walmart.

[–] someguy3 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I wonder what will happen when those window machines go out of updates. The majority of people don't need window programs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

They probably will just continue using them and Microsoft will continue putting out patches once in a while

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I think that happened a few years after Ubuntu came out

[–] jenny_ball 1 points 7 months ago

lemmy has more of a chance at replacing Reddit than this

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yes, linux is spreading under my coworkers, at least

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Should have went with L I U X

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Gaming was absolutely the only reason I didn't switch permanently

Switched all my machines over to Linux within a month or so of getting my steam deck and see no reason to go back

Can't imagine I'm the only one who was waiting for this, though that said I am fairly technical, I don't think most non technical people will see enough of a reason to switch

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

no.
Next year will be the year when people say "this will be the year of the linux rennaisance"

That said I guess there is Da Vinci Resolve available.
When is Wayleonardo coming to debian as standard?

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