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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Linux continues its rise in Steam Survey (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 1 day ago by herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Up to 2.7% in May 2025 from 1.5% in May 2023. Almost x2 in 2 years is very impressive.

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm quite impressed Arch comes out on top

[–] Scrath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm not honestly. As far as I know SteamOS is based on arch which should give it a massive boost in comparison to other linux distros just from the number of Steam Decks

[–] that_leaflet@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

SteamOS does not get reported as Arch.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would expect Steam to report Steam OS as Steam OS.

They managed to differentiate Manjaro to it's own entry after all. It's Arch based too.

[–] deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Manjaro is not Arch based. They use pacman, but they use their own repositories. They create a ton of issues that way.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Manjaro:A_Different_Kind_of_Beast

Although Manjaro is Arch-based and Arch compatible, it is not Arch.

Manjaro package repository

Stable branch - There is no solid rule indicating when Stable branch is snapped from testing. It can be anything from one to four weeks....

Testing branch - Testing branch is snapped from unstable at irregular intervals - ...

Unstable branch - Unstable branch is synced several times daily from Arch stable

Manjaro Unstable is Arch Stable

[–] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm more surprised that Manjaro is so low.

[–] deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de 2 points 21 hours ago

Probably because they're incapable of maintaining a distribution: https://manjarno.pages.dev/

[–] N0x0n@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They got hit by a lot of negative reviews and bad publicity those last years. Myself gave it a try last years and while it isn't a bad distro from first impression... The fact that they add bookmarks into my firefox and Manjaro bootscreen at start gave me a strange feeling... Specially because this happend after the bios bootscreen hack. And I know this is not related but it still gave me strange gut feeling and always follow your guts !

Happy EndeavourOS user !