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2025: The Year of the Linux Desktop (For Me, Anyway) (andreklein.net)
7 points by z3n0n 213 days ago
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"By the way, there’s nothing nicer than unboxing a new laptop, seeing that whole Windows 11 activation ritual, just going “nope,” popping in a USB stick, wiping the whole thing, and installing Linux."

so true.. it's sweeter than wine.

Desktop Linux doesn’t win by replacing Windows for everyone,it wins one workflow at a time. For some setups it’s already the most predictable environment.