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[–] dethleffs@feddit.nl 77 points 2 years ago (2 children)

2023 year of Linux desktop!!1

Idc if we are not on reddit anymore, this joke doesn't get old

Like the year of the linux desktop

[–] squidman64@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

https://youtu.be/N4FlL1FCbvA Time for your annual viewing of year of linux desktop promo video!!

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 63 points 2 years ago (16 children)

I technically started with Steam Deck and finally took the plunge of partitioning my daily driver to install Linux Mint back a few weeks ago.

No regrets....

I'm a developer (web app predominantly ) and find I can use it for about 80% - 85% of my daily workflow. Things I miss and can't substitute are mainly around image editing / vector editing where GIMP and InkScape are just not there for the way I work.

Loving my time with it and would highly recommend anyone on the fence take the dive and give Mint a go. It's incredibly familiar the moment you boot it :)

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've been on Linux for a while and at this point must people use their computers as glorified thin clients for Chrome.

This has made Linux way more viable as a day to day OS. Valve is working very hard to make games viable and is seeing some success.

The major blind spots remain industry specific software outside of software dev. Things like Adobe suite and Microsoft office for example. They often have a Linux equivalent but it rarely fits well into industry standard work flows.

[–] Numpty@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago

Microsoft office

I'm rather impressed with the MS Office compatibility and comparability of FreeOffice - https://www.freeoffice.com/ The free version trails the paid by one release... seems like a fair compromise. It's not pure FOSS, so purists might not like it, but it really gets the job done, especially with rountripping documents. There are always corner cases where things go boink, but hell... things even go off the deep end between versions of MSO.

[–] henfredemars 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Many of today's applications are now just web apps. The proportion of actual native applications that users run has been shrinking for a while, and so the differenced in native application support become less important.

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

That's exactly what he said, and then he also said except for industry-specific software like video editing, graphic design, etc, where big companies don't offer a Linux version and the alternatives aren't quite up to par. It's true there's Offcie 365 online but it's still subpar compared to the real deal, like if you're a PowerPoint or Excel power user or really need Access or another specialized program.

I'm all for Linux, these big companies have just eaten a lot of the market and refuse to play nice.

[–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (10 children)

except for industry-specific software like video editing

Unless you're referring to Abode directly, the video and VFX industry has a much bigger presence on Linux.

All the major software offerings (except for Adobe) not only have Linux versions, but some are also first-class offerings on Linux.

Ok, I don't actually know if it's "all", but it's definitely most.

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[–] henfredemars 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I distinguish between web applications and thin clients. When I was in the business, a thin client meant you ran everything through one instance of Chrome, but today's web applications don't work that way. They each bring their own Chrome with them. It's much less memory efficient but allows them more control over what version is running their app. Also, many web app based applications still have special extensions to expose features Chrome normally wouldn't.

It's possible the terminology has changed over 10 years.

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm a Linux developer who's made Electron apps, I have complete and total understanding of everything you're saying. You don't seem to be understanding the thing we're saying, which is that if you really really need a specific Microsoft or Adobe product, your best option is still Windows or Mac since Wine isn't very good. This is a fault of those corporations, not technology.

[–] henfredemars 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I really need to stop drinking.

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[–] garrett@beehaw.org 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Welcome to Linux! I've been using it since 1996 and doing design using FOSS tools for years. (At first, I needed to a separate computer for Adobe products for years, but switched full time to Linux a long time ago.)

A couple of quick suggestions of other apps to try:

  • Krita, for image editing & painting https://krita.org/

  • Penpot, for UI layouts (including website design), prototyping, and flow; a great replacement for Figma and Miro. https://penpot.app/

There's a big list of FOSS design & photography software @ https://pixls.us/software/

And a huge list of alternatives @ https://codeberg.org/RayJW/awesome-foss#user-content-creativity (linked to creativity, but there's tons more on that page)

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[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago

Have you tried Krita for image editing? I prefer it to gimp

[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

While I've used Linux on and off for years, the steam Deck was really the thing that convinced me that I can actually drop Windows. My laptop has been ruining mint for a few months, and it's working for me. My desktop is going to be fully switched soon

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow, that's amazing! I assume this doesn't really count Steam Deck because usually these stats are from website hits and whatnot.

I remember when we were floundering around 0.50-0.75% or so and 1% seemed unlikely. And now we're where macOS was some time ago. That's pretty awesome!

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If this is from website hits, then people like me are going to be unintentionally skewing things in Windows's favor, as my browser always fingerprints as running on Windows.

Yup, and I'm guessing part of what's causing the shift is people no longer needing to do that. Netflix has worked on Linux for years, and very few sites actually care about OS anymore, though many do care about browser (e.g. I often get stupid warnings on Firefox despite sites working fine).

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] bootyberrypancakes@lemmywinks.xyz 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wonder what the big drop in Windows and big rise in Unknown for awhile was

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

That can sometimes be ad/tracker blockers, where maybe they know they got a hit but not from where

[–] amir_s89@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

This is satisfying great news!

[–] Spez@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

does this count things such as steamOS & ChromeOS?

[–] fugepe@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

Counts ChromeOS as a different OS.

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