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Re:Google’s in-house desktop Linux by lsc36 on Monday August 01, 2022 @10:43AM (#32306660)
Googler here, opinions on my own. While nothing prevents us from switching desktop environments (many of us do so), basically anything outside the default GNOME/X11 configuration is not supported. (It used to be Cinnamon but we're switching away.)

Bluetooth accessories are not guaranteed to work. People struggle with screen configurations all the time. Nvidia driver updates are still a nightmare. I'm pretty sure there's no secret sauce.

Re:Google’s in-house desktop Linux by jszymborski on Monday August 01, 2022 @03:08PM (#32310722)
I'm curious about the change from Cinnamon to GNOME. Are you aware of any particular reason why? I feel like attitudes towards GNOME haven't particularly changed over the year, but that just might be my bubble.
Re:Google’s in-house desktop Linux by netheril96 on Monday August 01, 2022 @08:38PM (#32313910)
They want to switch to Wayland eventually but Cinnamon doesn’t support Wayland.
Re:Google’s in-house desktop Linux by jszymborski on Monday August 01, 2022 @08:52PM (#32314003)
Thanks!
Re:Google’s in-house desktop Linux by int_19h on Monday August 01, 2022 @10:55PM (#32314669)
So even Google cannot truly do "Linux on the desktop" right?
Re:Google’s in-house desktop Linux by kristjansson on Monday August 01, 2022 @01:37PM (#32309439)
That’s really nice to hear, actually.