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Ubuntu Makes Public Desktop Metrics (ubuntu.com)
Canonical introduced Ubuntu Hardware/Software Survey in Ubuntu 18.04 and has since been collecting data (it is optional, and users' consent is taken; Ubuntu says 67 percent users opted in to the survey). Now for the first time, it is revealing the stats, shedding light on how Ubuntu users like things around. The takeaways from the result: Installation Duration: The average install of Ubuntu Desktop takes 18 minutes. Some machines out there can install a full desktop in less than 8 minutes!
Installer Options: Another interesting fact is that the newly introduced Minimum Install option is being used by a little over 15% of our users. This is a brand new option but is already attracting a considerable fanbase.
CPU Count: A single CPU is most common, and this is not very surprising. We haven't broken this down to cores but is something we will look in to.
Disk Partitioning Schemes: Most people choose to wipe their disks and reinstall from scratch. The second most common option is a custom partition table.
Display: Full HD (1080p) is the most popular screen resolution, followed by 1366 x 768, a common laptop resolution. HiDPI and 4k are not yet commonplace.
Installer Options: Another interesting fact is that the newly introduced Minimum Install option is being used by a little over 15% of our users. This is a brand new option but is already attracting a considerable fanbase.
CPU Count: A single CPU is most common, and this is not very surprising. We haven't broken this down to cores but is something we will look in to.
Disk Partitioning Schemes: Most people choose to wipe their disks and reinstall from scratch. The second most common option is a custom partition table.
Display: Full HD (1080p) is the most popular screen resolution, followed by 1366 x 768, a common laptop resolution. HiDPI and 4k are not yet commonplace.
Using SSD (especially USB) as a swap drive/ram drive is ludicrously slow. Dell indeed still sells 3 and 4 generation old machines but you get what you pay for. If you need more RAM, don't buy those.
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No, only shitty OS don't adjust for DPI. The main thing about 4K is that it's expensive. Everyone already has a 'flat screen'. I see it happen a lot that they buy a brand new computer but skimp on the display because they have one already. I'd also rather have a 1080p at 120Hz than a 4K at 30Hz which a lot of budget displays (and the HDMI connection itself) is limited to that. You need DisplayPort to drive a proper 4K@60 or 120.
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I'm running Bionic on a Dell XPS 13 with a 3200x1800 screen.
It's WAAAY to small, so I have my resolution set to standard HD (1920x1080).
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>KDE is barely open source. That's a major problem.
?!?! ... so yes, you might have time-travel !!
are you from 1997?
KDE is open source, in fact almost everything is GPL or GPL compatible... even QT today is GPL
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