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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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2024: The Year Linux Dethrones Windows on the Desktop – Are You Ready? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 7 months ago by urska@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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NTSync coming in Kernel 6.11 for better Wine/Proton game performance and porting.
Wine-Wayland last 4/5 parts left to be merged before end of 2024
Wayland HDR/Game color protocol will be finished before end of 2024
Nvidia 555/560 will be out for a perfect no stutter Nvidia performance
KDE/Gnome reaching stability and usability with NO FKN ADS
VR being usable
More Wine development and more Games being ported
Better LibreOffice/Word compatibility
Windows 10 coming to EOL
Improved Linux simplicity and support
Web-native apps (Including Msft Office and Adobe)
.Net cross platform (in VSCode or Jetbrains Rider)

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[–] thefrankring@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I switched from Windows to Linux full time around Feb 2024.

I think Linux is ready for desktop use.

[–] BranBucket@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I switched in 2021 and I thought the same then.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I’m a Mac guy and I have a PC for gaming. I just installed Mint on my PC and it has been working great for gaming. I probably won’t need Windows ever again.

[–] thefrankring@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Most games work on Linux or with Steam Proton.

But some games still don't or has kernel level anti-cheat systems.

I would just ignore those games.

[–] bufalo1973@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

I stopped using Windows in the XP era. Later on I started working in a job that required me to have a Win8 laptop. 2 years later I reverted back to Linux once I stopped working there and had Win8/10 as a game OS. But my main "serious" usage was on Linux.