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5 reasons why desktop Linux is finally growing in popularity (www.zdnet.com)

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[-] aleph@lemm.ee 74 points 5 months ago

In a word: Proton.

[-] basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 5 months ago

In one word: browser

[-] Bob_Robertson_IX@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

Right... when people realized that a Chromebook can meet most people's needs because 98%+ of what they do can be done through a browser, then Linux becomes a more viable option.

BUT... while most people don't use their computers for gaming, the ones who do would be more likely to want to try Linux with Proton. The recent surges will get even more people familiar with how good Linux is, and they will be able to evangelize to the less adventurous.

[-] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago

browser? I ardly know er!

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

Lots of large scale government projects in various countries are also ditching Windows for a more secure end-user experience. We're also in 2024 where most applications that people use are available in browser.

[-] moreeni@lemm.ee -1 points 5 months ago

more secure end-user experience

He doesn't know 💀

[-] Lemongrab@lemmy.one 2 points 5 months ago

If it is government, they are using policies/profiles to harden their systems.

[-] moreeni@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Not enough. Read madaidan's ramble on that topic

[-] myotherself@lemmings.world 23 points 5 months ago

So, why is Linux still gathering steam?

I see what you did there.

2. Linux gaming, thanks to Steam, is also growing

[-] IsoSpandy@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago

I have been using Linux for some time now and the only place where I encounter problems is the office suit. Like Libre office basically meets all my needs, but when I share the docs to other people, somehow Ms office fucks it up. I don't know how to fix it.

[-] TrumpetX@programming.dev 9 points 5 months ago

Check out Onlyoffice. Just the client (not the server part)

WAY better

[-] IsoSpandy@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

Ohh... Ok... I will give it a go

[-] geoma@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago

Onlyoffice by default perpetuates the problem of using microsoft ooxml standards instead of opendocument ones. We have to set opendocument as the de facto standard.

[-] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah it's crazy to me that proprietary standers exists at all but they're everywhere

[-] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I would also consider using WPS Office. Unfortunately WPS Office is not Open Source. I had issues with OnlyOffice being unstable. I am still not sure how to self host OnlyOffice cloud either.

[-] TrumpetX@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

You don't have to host only office to use the client. As others noted, it doesn't do anything to combat non open standards, but it does work.

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