The Fall of Ubuntu (Other GNU/Linux Distros Rising)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-09-02 01:01:17 UTC
Modified: 2022-09-02 01:01:17 UTC

Recent: Moving From Ubuntu to Another GNU/Linux Distro Would Harm Microsoft (or Its Efforts to Control the Competition)

Top of this list used to be particular versions of Ubuntu

Summary: GNU/Linux "market share" in Steam grew by a quarter this past year, boosted by SteamOS perhaps, but watch the trends in distributions; even the Ubuntu-based distros aren't near the top (and SteamOS moved from Debian to Arch, so expect Ubuntu to stagnate further)

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