Linux Hits All-Time High of 3% of Desktop PC Share After 30 Years

Re:Linux Hits All-Time High of 3% of Desktop PC Share After ... by charcircuit on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @02:23AM (#36768592)

Android isn't there because it's a mobile operating system which is why it isn't there. Chrome OS is a desktop operating system built on top of Linux.

The idea that some of the Linux community has that anything that makes Linux actually user friendly or gives it wider appeal and gets popular no longer counts as "Linux" is a self defeating mindset.

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Re:Linux Hits All-Time High of 3% of Desktop PC Share After ... by pjmlp on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @03:24AM (#36769016)

Chrome OS is a desktop operating system built on top of Chrome, using the Linux kernel to jungle Chrome processes.

On some selected models, one is able to start a sandbox version of a GNU/Linux distribution, just like WSL on Windows.

Android Tablet with keyboard and mouse do provide a desktop experience, which doesn't matter for Linux desktop, as the userspace is Java/Kotlin, ISO C, ISO C++ and Android specific native APIs, zero POSIX.

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