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You can't really bring a game console to the table as an argument for Linux popularity on the PC. That way BSD would be even more popular because it's shipped o

You can't really bring a game console to the table as an argument for Linux popularity on the PC. That way BSD would be even more popular because it's shipped on every Play Station. Or whatever OS Nintendo uses on the Switch. Sure, the Linux kernel is on almost any smart device in the world making it the most popular, but in the PC/laptop space, its market share is still absolutely tiny (<3%).

jcelerier 4y ago
No, the PS and Switch don't use a BSD userspace and even less a standard BSD desktop such as Lumina. On the other hand SteamOS leverages a standard desktop Linux stack - KDE Plasma, PipeWire, Mesa, Glibc .. exactly the same software that I have on my Arch Linux desktop's plasma session modulo a few patches to adapt to the hardware and form factor... https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/97450182/167292656-1679e007-4701-4a3c-89ee-2104b5eb12cd.png https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/97450182/167292656...