Criticism of desktop Linux is a history of comment on the perceived shortcomings of the Linux operating system when installed on desktop computers. These...

Linux is used on the New York Stock Exchange and most supercomputers, it is used in few desktop and laptop computers. Much of the criticism of Linux is...

platforms such as OpenStack. It is also one of the most popular Linux distributions for general desktop use, supported by extensive online communities...

by Windows with 26%. Linux runs almost every type of device, all the top 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world, desktop computers, laptops, the...

systems as of May 2022[update]. Linux is, as of March 2024[update], used by around 4 percent of desktop computers. The Chromebook, which runs the Linux kernel-based...

included: Version 2.4.19 of the Linux kernel; Version 2.4 of the GNOME Desktop Environment (GNOME); Version 3.1 of the K Desktop Environment (KDE). Fedora...

Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has...

Parallels Desktop for Mac is a hypervisor providing hardware virtualization for Mac computers. It is developed by Parallels, a subsidiary of Corel. Parallels...

Google Desktop was a computer program with desktop search capabilities, created by Google for Linux, Apple Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows systems. It...

open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Many major Linux distributions, including Debian, Fedora Linux, Ubuntu,...

used. This is available for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS. The Chrome Remote Desktop allows a permanent, pre-authorized connection to a remote...

Red Hat Linux was a widely used commercial open-source Linux distribution created by Red Hat until its discontinuation in 2004. Early releases of Red Hat...

Castro showcased Qt 1.45 compiling on a modern Linux system. Linux on the desktop Sirtaj S. Kang. "The K Desktop Environment". Archived from the original on...

based on the Linux kernel, and is the basis of many other Linux distributions. As of September 2023, Debian is the second-oldest Linux distribution still...

licensed under the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0. Zen Browser is compatible with Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux. It had three download options:...

eve of the release of Ubuntu 11.04, reviewer Matt Hartley of IT Management criticized Unity, saying that the "dumbing down of the Linux desktop environment...

common desktop operating systems such as Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Since the release of xkeyboard-config version 2.12 (May 2014), a component of the X...

scripts that allows access to a Linux distribution such as Ubuntu. However, in 2018 Google announced that desktop Linux apps were officially coming to...

resources with its own Linux kernel. Notably, it supports running classic software like Doom, which shows its capability to handle full desktop applications. The...

city of Munich in 2004 in order to replace the software on its desktop computers, migrating from Microsoft Windows to free software based on Linux.[citation...

2025-01-14. "Delta Force devs say Desktop Linux support is 'not part of our agenda in the future'". GamingOnLinux. Retrieved 2025-05-27. "Infinity Nikki...

Pantheon is also being released as an optional work-in-progress desktop environment in GeckoLinux. In addition to its x86 installer, Elementary offers various...

Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a component of Microsoft Windows that allows the use of a Linux environment from within Windows, foregoing the overhead of a virtual...

After criticism of the traditional GNOME desktop and accusations of stagnation and lacking vision, the resulting discussion led to the announcement of GNOME...

Elive is a non-commercial Linux distribution based on Debian. It uses the Enlightenment desktop environment, offering a live DVD and a persistent USB...

Linux distribution in the world, according to DistroWatch, and had been adopted by a variety of education centers around the world. The developer of the...

but with extensions you can make your desktop look almost as good as it used to look two years ago". The Linux Foundation currently sponsors Torvalds...

an optional 3D desktop user interface for high-end systems named "Wind" was rumored. Two milestone releases of Windows 8 and one of Windows Server 2012...

of application software, but their usage share in desktops is low in comparison to other operating systems. Android, which runs on a modified Linux kernel...

CE/Embedded Compact. Windows is the most popular desktop operating system in the world, with a 70% market share as of March 2023[update], according to StatCounter;...