2024: The Year Linux Dethrones Windows on the Desktop – Are You Ready?

urska@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml – 383 points –
  • 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)

What else am I missing?

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There one glaring issue. Most people don't really even know what an operating system is and some of the people I talk to think Linux is a manufacture.

I literally bring up Linux to my friend when they are having trouble getting windows to work and they say I think I have a linux. They mean it's a Lenovo but they seem pretty confused about the idea of installing a different OS on their machine. This isn't just older people but 20 something year olds (about my age).

It's funny to me but I try to be patient and help them with their problems anyway.

Confusing Linux with Lenovo is pretty funny.

My ex wife turned out to be a Lenovo. She and her new girlfriend seem very happy. /s

Bro - sounds like you missed an opportunity to dual boot!

I have Linux in a Lenovo.... What does it mean!!!!???

Lenovo's, especially the older Thinkpad T-series (such as the Thinkpad T440) are excellent Linux laptops, they're durable, upgradable and offer a smooth ootb experience with Linux systems (down to open source drivers for their fingerprint readers)

So it means u prolly don gud

wow I have never heard people being this ignorant. that sounds funnt, and a bit sad. too bad I have hp and not linux

I can't blame them. There's a lot out there that I still remain ignorant of. I'm sure we're all a bit ill informed here and there.

Is it just me or has using a brand name as a regular noun become really common? For example, Android-based devices are just referred to as “an Android”.