Linux Desktop Renaissance (kylerank.in)

submitted 2 weeks ago by BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to c/linux@programming.dev

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[-] soldan@chachara.club 9 points 2 weeks ago

Great article

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Oh god, my eyes...

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

this is what peak internet looks like, what do you want, a lamp with ads all over it?

[-] aarch0x40@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

reader view, whew!

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

What happened to your eyes?

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

2026, the year of the Linux desktop.

[-] randy@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Nice review of the historical trajectory of desktop Linux. I was surprised that the article mentioned Homebrew rather than Distrobox. This is the first time I've seen Homebrew given as a solution for command-line tools on an image-based desktop.

[-] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's probably because Distrobox only moves the distribution dependencies problem, while Homebrew handle dependencies itself. Homebrew is also the preferred way to install CLI packages on Universal Blue

this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026

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