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Linux changed in 2024, but 2025 will be MUCH BIGGER
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this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2025
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Linux appears to largely be done with the transition to the modern tech stack (wayland/Pipewire) and can now focus on getting more features. Packaging hasn’t improved (flatpaks largely stagnated, snaps barely evolved and kept the same issues, so did app images and system packages. On the gaming front, while steamOS has gained users, market share is still somewhat anemic, and support for multiplayer games is now worse than before. Desktop usage did show some ok growth though and now has a solid 4%
also the lack of good VR support - it's a super hacky mess to get it working right