It's not a typo. Linux's desktop share is growing, according to the US government's records.

Clickbaity title on the original article, but I think this is the most important point to consider from it:

After getting to 1% in approximately 2011, it took about a decade to double that to 2%. The jump from 2% to 3% took just over two years, and 3% to 4% took less than a year.

Get the picture? The Linux desktop is growing, and it’s growing fast.

  • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago

    I never got gnome, it’s like macOS, but I never enjoyed using it even after being a Mac user.

    Plasma and cinnamon are my top desktop recommendations.

    • somenonewho@feddit.org
      11·
      2 days ago

      Well as someone who’s been using gnome since about 3.10 I might be able to explain my view:
      Before that I’ve used plasma and Unity and a whole lot of Mate but then I started using Gnome for a pretty and smooth experience right out of the Box.
      Now I’ve simply been using it for so long that it’s muscle memory all the way.
      I don’t agree with everything the gnome devs decide and I definitely am annoyed that I have to use extension for small things that should just be a toogle in the settings but I’ve realized some time ago that if I did switch to plasma I would use all the customizability to make it work like Gnome … so I stay on Gnome.

      • freeman@feddit.org
        1·
        13 hours ago

        Short question because thats what made me swap to KDE: How do you quickly open an app, without navigating through the categories with your mouse?

        Now make me look stupid :D

        • somenonewho@feddit.org
          1·
          7 hours ago

          I never use the “App Menu” on my laptop I don’t even have any favorites.

          I hit the super button (windows key) to open the app overview and type the first few letters and hit enter.

          So e.g. SUPER fi Enter Firefox opens with just 4 key strokes in 1 second

        • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
          2·
          11 hours ago

          It depends on the version of gnome/distro but typically the windows key opens a spotlight-esque search box that also has recent and commonly used apps which you can click without typing. I think some distros may change that shortcut key