and this is why linux is gaining so much market share in the desktop space so quickly.
I think it's mostly gaining market share cause Steam Deck
This is a report from web browsers to major websites so it doesn’t apply much to the steam deck. I doubt most people are using theirs as an everyday desktop
Is it? I still have yet to try a distro that works properly with multiple monitors and supports all the software I have.
I’ve used Ubuntu, arch, fedora and PopOs and each one supported three monitors out of the box. Weird you have had issues.
My laptop is about 10 years old and has the Optimus dual nVidia/Intel GPU's, plus a DisplayLink adapter.
Ah, that makes a little more sense then. That's a pretty rare and nonstandard configuration.
When was the last time you tried? And Wine and other similar programs have come a long way. Especially what steamdeck/proton has done for gaming is insane.
I usually try Ubuntu Mate because I figure it's the most "normie" distro and should have good general hardware compatibility. I last tried it probably a year or two ago. It's been many years since I used Wine, but my lasting memory of it is that it's super clunky and buggy.
I ditched windows 12 years ago and never looked back. Its gotten easier every year and I rarely if ever have to tinker with anything. It just works. Ive had the same arch (btw) install the whole time just moving the image to new computers whenever I upgrade hardware.
I think I have replacements, equivalents, or Linux versions for most of my software, it's mainly the graphics drivers that suck with multiple displays. It constantly forgets the layout or leaves one of the displays inaccessible or just blank.
I also use DisplayLink for one of my monitors. I can't remember if that even worked at all.
If that could finally be fixed, it might push me to Linux.
Windows 12
Oh god, have they made another one already?
“windows 10 will be the last version of windows” Remember that one? Pepperidge Farm remembers
For multimonitor setup you need to use Wayland and not X11
I've been running multi monitor setups on Xorg for decades.
X11 can support multimonitor but it will break if the monitors have different resolutions. That's why I suggested to use Wayland.
Nah. I use X11 with a 2k and an ultra wide. No problems at all.
There are a lot of cases that having different resolution can cause issues. I am glad you didn't have problem but this doesn't apply for everyone unfortunately
How are people supposed to know this? This is why Linux is hardly used for desktop. Everything requires custom knowledge.
They aren't, wayland is replacing X11 completely.
X11 is legacy and is soon to no longer ship by default anywhere.
Eventually, probably, but Cinnamon, XFCE, and MATE still don't support it, so I wouldn't call "soon."
Given that Mint is one of the most recommended beginner distros, this presents a problem.
Cinnamon is pretty much the only major desktop environment that isn't transitioning.
Mate and XFCE are both planning it and it seems relatively close for them, and since they're going to be using wlroots, once it's supported it won't be long for x11 to be gone.
Also, I think gnome/kde make up the VAST majority of linux desktop usage.
Love Linux but that's mostly steam deck pumping up numbers. Look at year over year desktop usage and it's not spiking even though it would be cool if it did.
and this is why linux is gaining so much market share in the desktop space so quickly.
I think it's mostly gaining market share cause Steam Deck
This is a report from web browsers to major websites so it doesn’t apply much to the steam deck. I doubt most people are using theirs as an everyday desktop
Is it? I still have yet to try a distro that works properly with multiple monitors and supports all the software I have.
I’ve used Ubuntu, arch, fedora and PopOs and each one supported three monitors out of the box. Weird you have had issues.
My laptop is about 10 years old and has the Optimus dual nVidia/Intel GPU's, plus a DisplayLink adapter.
Ah, that makes a little more sense then. That's a pretty rare and nonstandard configuration.
When was the last time you tried? And Wine and other similar programs have come a long way. Especially what steamdeck/proton has done for gaming is insane.
I usually try Ubuntu Mate because I figure it's the most "normie" distro and should have good general hardware compatibility. I last tried it probably a year or two ago. It's been many years since I used Wine, but my lasting memory of it is that it's super clunky and buggy.
I ditched windows 12 years ago and never looked back. Its gotten easier every year and I rarely if ever have to tinker with anything. It just works. Ive had the same arch (btw) install the whole time just moving the image to new computers whenever I upgrade hardware.
I think I have replacements, equivalents, or Linux versions for most of my software, it's mainly the graphics drivers that suck with multiple displays. It constantly forgets the layout or leaves one of the displays inaccessible or just blank.
I also use DisplayLink for one of my monitors. I can't remember if that even worked at all.
If that could finally be fixed, it might push me to Linux.
Oh god, have they made another one already?
“windows 10 will be the last version of windows” Remember that one? Pepperidge Farm remembers
For multimonitor setup you need to use Wayland and not X11
I've been running multi monitor setups on Xorg for decades.
X11 can support multimonitor but it will break if the monitors have different resolutions. That's why I suggested to use Wayland.
Nah. I use X11 with a 2k and an ultra wide. No problems at all.
There are a lot of cases that having different resolution can cause issues. I am glad you didn't have problem but this doesn't apply for everyone unfortunately
How are people supposed to know this? This is why Linux is hardly used for desktop. Everything requires custom knowledge.
They aren't, wayland is replacing X11 completely.
X11 is legacy and is soon to no longer ship by default anywhere.
Eventually, probably, but Cinnamon, XFCE, and MATE still don't support it, so I wouldn't call "soon."
Given that Mint is one of the most recommended beginner distros, this presents a problem.
Cinnamon is pretty much the only major desktop environment that isn't transitioning.
Mate and XFCE are both planning it and it seems relatively close for them, and since they're going to be using wlroots, once it's supported it won't be long for x11 to be gone.
Also, I think gnome/kde make up the VAST majority of linux desktop usage.
Love Linux but that's mostly steam deck pumping up numbers. Look at year over year desktop usage and it's not spiking even though it would be cool if it did.