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      • joojmachine@lemmy.ml
        4·
        3 years ago

        It really depends, but some tools would really do that. DaVinci Resolve, for example, has a pretty bad Linux distribution support and format, all things considered, and it’s still the go-to video editor for Linux users, despite all of the issues.

          • joojmachine@lemmy.ml
            4·
            3 years ago

            They really are, but still leagues behind the features (and online learning material) compared to Resolve. I love both of them, but still, when I need to get to work with video, I still prefer to deal with Resolve’s limitations than to deal with Kdenlive or Shotcut.

  • jelloeater85@lemmy.worldEnglish
    79·
    3 years ago

    I mean, it’s no secret that the SteamDeck is a huge reason why. Praise Gaben, may we game on every platform equally.

  • Troy@lemmy.ca
    69·
    3 years ago

    When I was part of the KDE marketing working group, we always talked about 5% being the magic number. If we hit that, then the avalanche of ported and supported third party software starts. It’s a weird chicken and egg thing. Looks like we’re close!

  • Clbull@lemmy.world
    60·
    3 years ago

    3.82% is actually pretty damn good. And if Windows 12 pushes us into a subscription model I can see that gap rising.

    Also, if/when DirectX gets native Linux support, or DXVK/VKD3D matches the API in performance, that’ll be it.

    Personally I’m thanking Valve for this.

    • UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      3 years ago

      I’m thanking yall for this. And also idk what so different in linux, but I just want apps on here. Like I can find an alternative, but I have to say it, most of the time it’s just worse. Like how do you replace AMD Software or Logitech Ghub or Realtek audio (or whatever is the deafult for win, it’s so seamless).

      To add to this, I can install a standalone app for every feature that AMD Software has, but I don’t want to. And Ghub got de-drm-ed for like two mice, but I own a different one. Video recording and Audio settings are basically non-existen. Good luck changing the quality of your audio.

      To add even more, I’m more and more used to these alternatives, so idk if I’ll still cry about it in a few years. Re-learning computers is such a pain. I hope I’ll be able to give linux to my kids as a norm (basically to use without terminal mastery).

  • Pasta Dental@sh.itjust.works
    54·
    3 years ago

    Wowzer, ok, that’s seriously impressive though, like in 2022 I feel we were stuck at 2-2.5% and in 2023 we passed 3% for the first time and now we’re at almost 4??? That’s like DOUBLING the market share in a year

    • doingthestuff@lemmy.world
      6·
      3 years ago

      I’m replacing a couple of really old PCs at work with slightly less old PCs and I know they don’t meet Windows 11 specs without workarounds. I’m thinking about taking the leap but I need printer support to work. Otherwise something like open office and a web browser will do what I need. What distro should I start with? I don’t have time to find a perfect fit.

      • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        18·
        3 years ago

        Open office is a dead project, avoid at all costs. LibreOffice or OnlyOffice are active.

      • downhomechunk@midwest.socialEnglish
        14·
        3 years ago

        Probably linux mint. Everything tends to work out of the box and function the way you’d expect. If you’re used to windows then cinnamon will have a familiar feel to it. I like xfce myself, but I move things around to make it feel like windows 95.

      • BCsven@lemmy.ca
        2·
        3 years ago

        It needs testing to ensure you get what you need, but I found printer support worked better on Linux for my obscure printer. If you setup a CUPS server then distros will automatically find the networked printers. SUSE/OpenSUSE also has a very good GUI printer admin with lots of automatic setup and auto driver downloads…makes it so easy.

        • doingthestuff@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 years ago

          I just have a single network printer I need to access from all of our computers. A Sharp mx-4071’if memory serves. I figured it out on Linux Mint in about 10 minutes so I’m pretty happy with that.

      • Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee
        1·
        3 years ago

        Debian is solid and will come ready with office and web apps. You might want to check out if drivers are available for your printers though. You can always try it out on a live USB.

      • DannyMac@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 years ago

        I’m loving KDE’s Neon distro that’s based off Ubuntu. I’ve not had to do much faffing around to get it the way I want it and anyone that has used Windows should be comfortable using it. KDE Plasma feels very polished and streamlined.

  • JCreazy@midwest.socialEnglish
    38·
    3 years ago

    My journey to Linux pretty much started with the reddit thing. I moved to Lemmy and started slowly eliminating corporations out of my life.

      • shalva97@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 years ago

        I have spent 3 days trying to install 64bit Linux on a mini PC which has 32bit UEFI. The funny thing is that this device is so slow probably I will not use it, but I still want to make it work.

        • Decker108@lemmy.ml
          1·
          3 years ago

          What brand is it? I’m waiting for my crowdfunded mini PC which will definitely be running Linux, so I’m curious as to other people’s experiences.

          • shalva97@lemmy.world
            1·
            3 years ago

            It is a ViewSonic, but I don’t know the model. I have it’s PCB and power supply only. CPU is Intel Atom x5-Z8350. Btw I have already installed Linux on it, was a really good feeling, now it is collecting dust on the shelf :D

  • ChewTiger@lemmy.world
    30·
    3 years ago

    I switched my gaming PC to Linux two months ago and I’m loving it. I’ve only had to boot my Windows drive twice.

  • HalfAHero@lemmy.world
    29·
    3 years ago

    I just installed Linux on a six-year-old budget laptop this morning. My first time using Linux. What was a uselessly slow machine is now just humming along.

    I’m doing my part!

    • BCsven@lemmy.ca
      3·
      3 years ago

      Nice. That is what started me into Linux. Wife’s 2011 laptop became useless with W10 upgrade, now it runs linux and she has fast browsing, zoom calls etc, and it is peppy like a new computer.

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
      78·
      3 years ago

      India is the eye opener … an enormous market of 1.5 billion people and the majority of them are too poor to pay for any specialty OS … it’s going to turn into a futuristic dystopia down there … people living in slums but scrounging up old neglected and forgotten hardware to bring them back online with Open Source Software.

      Edit: I don’t normally make big corrections or changes to my comments but after rereading this, I think I went a bit too far with my assumptions about another country and culture … thanks @embed_me@programming.dev for putting it to my attention

      • demonsword@lemmy.world
        9·
        3 years ago

        an enormous market of 1.5 billion people and the majority of them are too poor to pay for any specialty OS

        piracy is still a thing, though

      • emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        3 years ago

        Indian here. The reason isn’t Windows’ price tag - pirated Windows is very cheap and common - but a government push to make us less dependent on foreign (i.e. US / Chinese) companies. Schools, government offices, hospitals etc. have shifted to, or are shifting to, Linux (mostly Ubuntu and Mint). This shift started over a decade ago, but the US sanctions on Russia have spooked the government into speeding things up now.

    • zingo@lemmy.ca
      3·
      3 years ago

      And yet here I am looking to expanding my devices with a replacement server (linux) and a NUC (linux).

      Finally ditched Windows on the desktop forever, about 7 months ago.

      I agree with you on mobile. I my country many ppl ditched laptops and desktops for their phones.

      Although I have a hard time understanding how they can actually get some work done on the phone, if they do any work from home that requires a computer. Well those ppl probably have an old laptop laying around.

      • 🐍🩶🐢@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 years ago

        I don’t know what everyone else’s case is, but my work provides a laptop. None of my home machines have Windows, but the work laptop does.

        • zingo@lemmy.ca
          1·
          3 years ago

          Yeah, many workplaces here do not offer a laptop, its more of “bring your own device” kinda thing.

          But of course, some do.

    • abraxas@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      3 years ago

      I wonder at the various nuances of that. My wife and I have 4 phones and 3 tablets between us between home and work. It would seem any multi-person household would be likely to have more mobile devices than PCs due to the variety of the former. So that chart seems to be that there are more mobile devices per person, but perhaps no reduction in PCs.

      In fact, PC sales rocketed up in Q3’20 for very obvious reasons, and have largely not come back down to pre-COVID levels.