Criticism of desktop Linux (English Wikipedia)

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infoworld.com

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kernel.org

wireless.kernel.org

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kuro5hin.org

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linuxmint.com

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maketecheasier.com

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meetings-archive.debian.net

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moonos.org

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netmarketshare.com

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newhorizonssucks.net

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oneandoneis2.org

linux.oneandoneis2.org

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oreilly.com

broadcast.oreilly.com

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oreillynet.com

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osnews.com

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pcworld.com

Strohmeyer, Robert (October 2010). "Desktop Linux: The Dream Is Dead". PC World. Retrieved 12 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

phoronix.com

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princeton.edu

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steamdeck.com

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techeye.net

Farrell, Nick (October 2010). "Linux's chance has gone: Desktop dream deader than a Norwegian Blue". Tech Eye. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2010. There was an opportunity for it to happen. Canonical had got its Ubuntu Operating System up to speed and Redmond was still shipping its piss poor Vista Operating System. Even Apple's Leopard was nothing to write home about. But it didn't happen and now it is unlikely to do so. While Linux will rule supreme on the server it will never make it to the desktop.

tirania.org

de Icaza, Miguel (29 August 2012). "What Killed the Linux Desktop". tirania.org.

top500.org

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w3cook.com

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washingtonpost.com

Jorge Ribas (5 Nov 2015). "The kernel of the argument". Washington Post. Fast, flexible and free, Linux is taking over the online world. But there is growing unease about security weaknesses.

web.archive.org

"Gartner Says Tablet Sales Continue to Be Slow in 2015". 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
"OS Market Share and Usage Trends". W3Cook.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015.
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Andy McCue (9 September 2005). "Gartner sounds desktop Linux warning". ZNet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
Gralla, Preston (May 2009). "Opinion: Why you shouldn't care about Linux on the desktop". Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
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Farrell, Nick (October 2010). "Linux's chance has gone: Desktop dream deader than a Norwegian Blue". Tech Eye. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2010. There was an opportunity for it to happen. Canonical had got its Ubuntu Operating System up to speed and Redmond was still shipping its piss poor Vista Operating System. Even Apple's Leopard was nothing to write home about. But it didn't happen and now it is unlikely to do so. While Linux will rule supreme on the server it will never make it to the desktop.
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"moonOS has its own File Hierarchy System..." Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-10-29.

youtube.com

Q&A session with Linus Torvalds: Why is Linux not competitive on desktop?. 15 June 2012 – via YouTube.
Linus Torvalds Interviewed on Stage at LinuxCon + CloudOpen Europe 2013. Linux Foundation. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.

zdnet.co.uk

news.zdnet.co.uk

Andy McCue (9 September 2005). "Gartner sounds desktop Linux warning". ZNet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2007-04-15.

zdnet.com

Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. "The Linux desktop is in trouble". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 September 2019.