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2025 Linux Wishlist (lemmy.ca)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/linux
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As we start the new year what are you hoping for in the Linux ecosystem?

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

In no particular order:

  • PikaOS 5. I want to see this project flourish, and I think they bring some much-need UX innovations to certain GUI tools (their system update interface is the best I've seen so far). I also love that they've dumped Ubuntu in order to do the CachyOS optimization thing upon a Debian base while still keeping everything bleeding edge.

  • Improved default keyring services in KDE. kwallet is kinda messy, and some people have pointed out that their use of blowfish is behind current best practices. On the flipside, using PGP means entering your password twice to unlock your keyring, so the experience is just not great out of the box.

    • I'm aware you can use third party tools like KeePass, but a user should not have to use something else to get a good experience.

  • Total Linux desktop share at 3%.

  • More/Frequent upstream gaming improvements from the Valve x Arch joint effort.

  • Nvidia integration parity with AMD

  • Open source Nvidia driver (as long as we're wishing)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Total Linux desktop share at 3%.

The marketshare has already reached 5% and 4.55% in some surveys.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've seen some of those, and from what I understand, the actual market share is 2.4% (the way average people like me would understand it, anyway).

Either way, my wish is for increased growth in the next year, however you measure it.

[–] FizzyOrange -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's 1.5% according to StatCounter which is the least biased source I know of.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For all the operating systems in the world including mobile.

[–] FizzyOrange 1 points 3 months ago

Fair point - 4.1% for desktop, which is more than I would have guessed.

[–] tatterdemalion 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Nvidia released open source drivers in 2024.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

Which are barely more than a first step as they are just the bare minimum with everything else being proprietary and pushed to userspace.