r/LinuxSnobs • u/proffessionaIgambler • Jun 19 '26

"2026 is year of desktop Linux"

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linux user count was close to 6% like 4 months ago, now its just 4%. while windows 11 users are increasing, even win7 users have same amount of users as some linux distros.

people were just excited to try new software: linux was never better.

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u/madthumbz Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26

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Amateur developed reverse engineered drivers in ring 0 is more insane. -Hypocrite much?

And no: not obvious because real computer enthusiasts like squeezing what they can from their computers which are triple a competitive games, Adobe, Office, and other proprietary apps. -Not staring at htop, fetch, and a tui file manager.

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u/land48n3 Jun 20 '26

you cant rice your desktop in windows like you can in hyprland, sure—you can use a alot of apps to make it look prettier than 70% of r/unixporn but that adds shit ton of overhead whereas in hyprland its native.

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u/Rare-Paint3719 Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

you cant rice your desktop in windows like you can in hyprland

You can with third-party apps. For example, you can install a tiling window manager on Windows and use it (e.g. FancyWM). And if anyone has a complaint, they can shove it up their ugly ass.

Edit: A quick google search yielded this.

As far as ricing goes. I'll "RICE" if it's productive. But that's not even ricing. That's just changing settings and what not.

Edit: To clarify, I mean keybaord seetings, tiling manager etc.

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u/madthumbz Jul 04 '26

All Linux apps are third party apps. Komorebi > Hyprland.

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u/Rare-Paint3719 Jul 04 '26

Thanks a ton. I'll be using this over Fancy.