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by yjftsjthsd-h 853 days ago
> it's still the most widely used DE on Linux by a mile

How would we be able to tell that?

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It's the default on Ubuntu and RHEL, which are the two most popular enterprise distros. Ubuntu is also the most popular consumer Linux distro.
> It's the default on Ubuntu and RHEL, which are the two most popular enterprise distros.

For servers; that's not super compelling.

> Ubuntu is also the most popular consumer Linux distro.

That's a much stronger argument, though I'd point out that Linux distros are disproportionally used by people given to customization, so the default may not be as important.