For me, at least. Finally moved my desktop off Windows 10 and on to CachyOS. Things just… work. Finding applications to install via AUR is easy, gaming is great. The only thing I’m missing is Fusion360 but I didn’t use it too much to begin with. Happy to be Microsoft-free. Several friends have switched off of Windows as well which is great to see. I’ve really been enjoying Arch (btw) I have CachyOS on my laptop and also in a VM which is nice to have the same desktop experience on all my devices. Looking forward to the road ahead!

  • herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    I do not think there will be a year of the Linux Desktop. Linux usage will slowly climb up over time. At some point people will realize that Linux is the dominant desktop system. But it won’t be a discrete point in time.

  • pineapple@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Thats great to here. Ive been using cachyos for a few weeks now and its been great so far as well, the aur is just amazing.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Go back 20 years. See how many times this prediction has been made 🤣🤣

    The only shift now is Microsoft shitting the bed so hard that people don’t want to deal with them. The difference this time is the MacBook Neo.

    People would gladly pay Apple $600 for a working machine WITH support and stores everywhere to get help if they have hardware issues. It’s the new iPhone business model. They’ll be taking more desktop market share than people even imagine on the price point alone.

    • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      2 months ago

      20 years ago Linux couldn’t play 95% of Windows games seamlessly without tinkering, couldn’t easily produce music without a lot of tinkering and few DAWs, couldn’t effectively video edit (Kdenlive is good now, and Davimci Resolve now supports Linux), and it had spotty WiFi card support.

      All of those are now no longer a problem, and make transitioning to it far easier for a much wider swath of people.

    • MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Go back to the post and read the first sentence.

      2026 is the year of Linux on OP’s desktop.

      Also, I’m not going into Apple’s walled garden.

    • Ada@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      The only shift now is Microsoft shitting the bed so hard that people don’t want to deal with them.

      That’s a pretty important difference…

    • morto@piefed.socialEnglish
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      2 months ago

      But the thing with anything that involves network effect (like any os adoption) is that the growth is very slow at first, but it grows faster and faster as more people get in. We used to be grouped along with “others” in charts, then came the “counted with less than 1%” mark, and it took a long time. Then the 1% milestone, then 2%, much faster than from not counted to counted, then 3%, faster than it moved from 1 to 2. Now stats vary from 3 to 5 %, depending on the source. It’s getting really fast, and will grow even faster. This is a very significant difference

      • just_another_person@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I feel like I’m insane for having to constantly reassure people on this fact, but…

        LINUX IS THE MOST DEPLOYED OS ON THIS PLANET

        Desktops are just software on top of Linux. The OS itself is superfluous. It’s in your TV, router, car, toothbrush…etc.

        Who uses what for desktop matters very little except to the people making the desktop experience. The only thing on the horizon that is going to make a huge dent in the numbers you see reported on Steam, are Valve’s new hardware.

        Meanwhile, many EU government operations are switching to Linux as fast as they can move their little fingers, but you won’t see that reflected on the stats you’re paying attention to.

        • Nibodhika@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          That reminds me of something I read once: If every copy of Windows were to magically disappear, some people would be annoyed. If every copy of Linux were to magically disappear, it would be utter chaos and absolutely nothing would work.

    • ReducedArc@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      I’ve tried it briefly, I found a lot of friction with trying to adjust to its UI. Maybe it was the order I did things in but when attempting a parametric design - following the same steps as my F360 timeline - FreeCAD just threw errors.

      I still need to give it another try and learn the quirks and layout a little better. I haven’t needed to design things lately but when I do I’ll spend some more time with it.

  • DefinitelyNotBirds@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    The AUR really does make Arch-based distros feel complete compared to other options. That massive package ecosystem covers most needs without hunting around random websites, though occasional build failures still happen. Have you tried any of the AUR helpers to manage updates and orphan packages?