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by hpaavola 1272 days ago
SteamDeck is not desktop device, it's pretty much single usecase machine. It is for gaming and that's how most use it. And there is no need to take bad samples and anecdotes on how widely used Linux is. There are multiple longstanding companies tracking the usage numbers of various operating systems. Linux on non-mobile devices is really rare exception.
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capableweb 1272 days ago
> Linux on non-mobile devices is really rare exception.

Linux is widespread on basically every single type platform out there, if not dominant in most of them. The only where it's currently lagging is laptops, and of course not as popular as other OSes on desktop. But on the rest of the platforms out in the world, Linux and various derivations is very popular.

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hpaavola 1272 days ago
Yeah, I know. 9 days ago in this forum I posted this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34103132

EDIT: I think it is pretty obvious that we are not talking about servers and patient monitors here, but rather desktops and other enduser devices.

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Zhyl 1272 days ago
You can dock the Deck and use it as a desktop with a monitor, mouse and keyboard. It runs a KDE desktop and many people have said they're using it as their daily driver now.
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