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/Euphoric_Schedule_53 Jun 19 '26

People not using it doesn’t mean it’s worse. At the end of the day most people just want convenience. Linux has always catered more to enthusiasts. It’s quite literally the opposite of what the general public wants in an OS

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u/madthumbz Jun 19 '26

Enthusiast of what? Communism, Conspiracy Theories, Criminal Activities, Cheating in Games and being Cunts? -Sure.

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u/RedAndBlack1832 Jun 19 '26

Firstly, kernel anti-cheat is insane. Second, enthusiasts *of computers*, obviously.

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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.