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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.
Short of certain AAA games that don't exist on any other platform, there really hasn't been a compelling reason to bother with WinDOS in a long time. It's simply no longer the "default necessary option". Those days have been over for awhile now.
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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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> in that Windows has every Linux feature, plus AAA games.
Can i recompile windows kernel? ... you got the idea...
Can i replace the window manager?
Can i remove closed source programs? Even, can i really disable MS tracking? Will never again those options show up again as enabled?
Can i just trust MS to update all my software, like in linux with their package manager?
Can i choose what installs i do want to install? will windows really obey to that?
Can i setup complex network setups (hint: MS used linux to setup the network in their azure)?
Can I run play games many games with vulkan (hint: all new feral ports are using vulkan, while the windows version is still in direct3D)?
Can i run big servers, with lot of services with little performance lost?
Can i
By the way, we do have AAA games in linux... not as many as windows, but we do have then and they work fine...
Yes, windows can run many linux apps, but performance sometimes shitty... if i want to run a docker linux, why would i do it inside a windows? even linux instances/vm are cheaper and faster in linux... So If linux do everything that windows do, faster, cheaper, cleaner and with more freedom, why would i switch over to windows, just because some AAA games? with 1300 linux games i have in my steam account, i really do not care about those games
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