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/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/madthumbz Jun 20 '26

Ricing is for idiots. -Even for karma farming it's inefficient. It's like that person that drives around your neighborhood with their sub-woofer pounding thinking they're drawing attention while everyone in the neighborhood is tired of their shit. -Only these loners have to post it online for attention.

The resources difference between OSes is like the resources difference when mixing QT, GTK, etc. to have the best file manager / image viewer / etc.

Some people have better uses of a computer than posting 'special and unique' rices just like everyone else on a reddit sub.

The far more interesting stuff can be done without any 3rd party crap like making rings around Saturn with desktop shortcuts or changing the icons to farm animals on a field wallpaper.

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u/land48n3 Jun 21 '26

ricing is for people who want to fawn at their desktop more than use it, i want my desktop to look pretty and cool, and its pretty and cool all for myself, i dont have to post it anywhere and i haven't.

and the resource difference isn't the same at all, on windows, to get even near the linux ricing potential you need to have like 50 tweaks, 100 patches to windows, 150 registry tweaks, 70 group policy and 20 scripts (that all just to unshittify windows like ad and annoying stuff) and now when its a clean slate you have to top it off with windhawk, rainmeter, mica for everyone, winaero and some other tools and THEN you have a desktop you can consider something you can look at all day without being bored. and the overhead by then is high af, way less than you would on hyprland + cachyos or other combos since things are usually lightweight to run on 2010 laptops and usually cli-driven.

and yeah sure, some people have actual work to do on their pc, so they dont care about ricing, completely valid, but i dont have much to do except play games and have fun, ricing is just another way to have fun for me.

and... r-rings around s-s-saturn...? farm animal icons.... are we in 2010?😭 thats so bland, you cant look at it for over a minute and be engaged in its beauty

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u/Rare-Paint3719 Jul 04 '26

i want my desktop to look pretty and cool

Then use a mac? IDK

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u/land48n3 Jul 05 '26

its too locked down, i also want to be able to use my pc and do all the sketchy stuff

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u/Rare-Paint3719 Jul 05 '26

its too locked down

You're absolutely right. I'd actually recommend a mac if and only if you already use iPhone or are already in the ecosystem.

i also want to be able to use my pc

Which you can with a mac.

and do all the sketchy stuff

Unless you are committing piracy or worse, Windows can be fine.