how do you see future of linux?
2026-03-21 00:36 UTC
Replies (26)
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@Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 2026-03-21 03:45
Time-limited. The recent changes to how the digital world operates are not conducive to open operating systems and I imagine this trend will accelerate.
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@lnxtx@sopuli.xyz 2026-03-21 03:49
In future there will be a “next generation” Linux, not microkernel, but also not so monolithic. More modular subsystems, drivers will be easier to write. Native sandboxing. Deprecation of classic POSIX permissions, file ACL by default. Rewritten network userspace tools, everything could be declared in one file (like in the network equipment). Yet another desktop server. Desktop will respond near real-time. Better audio experience, low latency by design, no more xruns. And more… Depends where hardware will go. Like another architecture?
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@pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2026-03-21 05:08
THE FUTURE IS NOW!
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@folaht@lemmy.ml 2026-03-21 05:20
Bad. Linux will become the new compromised OS not far removed from Android, while GNU Hurd will become the new Linux.
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@Bullerfar@lemmy.world 2026-03-21 07:15
What I hope is every institution and company has a costum (or bought license to a costum) linux distro which is reliable and stable and fullfill their needs, without having to pay to bug tech nor share all their data with them, but instead a ecosystem where the companies has their own linux devs or IT-department for their linux instead of current SD departments with focus on microsoft environment. Smaller businesses or institutions should be able to buy IT equipment with preinstalled and supported distros to their need.
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@hexagonwin@lemmy.today 2026-03-21 08:43
not sure if it’ll be okay after linus is gone tbh…
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@Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 2026-03-21 10:15
So a couple of weeks ago I finally had enough of windows and put linux mint on my laptop instead. I haven’t used linux since the early 90s and couldn’t remember much at all, was concerned I’d have trouble with drivers etc. In fact the whole experience was a piece of piss. So easy. There were no urgent-seeming pop ups with arcane terms, no crashes or problems, I didn’t need to use the command prompt. Then I was able to find and install the programmes I use easily too. Slack, steam, etc. Within maybe an hour I was able to do my work on the computer again. I kinda feel like I got my laptop back - windows was getting so buggy and aggravating that I had been avoiding using the machine. If Linux wants a future in which it continues to grow, it needs to do more of this, appealing to the casual, non-technical user. Because we probably represent most of the market.
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@mistermodal@lemmy.ml 2026-03-21 15:15
That’s easy, I just take a gander into my Linux Orb, and it reveals itself to me
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@commander@lemmy.world 2026-03-21 15:59
More popular. More users. Higher percentage of desktop/laptop PC users Flatpak permissions handled in a very easy to use way. No silent failure. No need to go to flatseal and users understand why something didn’t work how they expected and what they need to do to fix it Growing Linux userbase eventually results in great day one support for new products from Qualcomm, ARM mali GPUs, PowerVR, etc. They’ll want to be able to compete year after year with Intel and AMD someday Someday native Linux games rather than WINE/Proton will become the norm Popular media software categories continue seeing open source software gain mainstream/professional viability. Talking like Blender, Godot, Krita today. Someday stuff like Kdenlive, Scribus, Inkscape, Ardour, GIMP, Darktable, etc will breach some line of good enough functionality, interface design. Someday the user base will grow enough and enough will make it into industry with their experience and opinions Someday more normal Linux phone OS’s like PostmarketOS will become a solid piece of the mobile pie. Like ~5%. Like how desktop Linux is today. Good usability but still working up to streamlined. That’ll be way better than today. In what I imagine would be well over a decade when a Linux phone is as popular as desktop Linux is today, it’ll actually be pretty easy to use like desktop Linux is today I see everything through the lens of the difference in user experience and mainstream penetration of 2010 compared to today. Like Kdenlive of 2010 compared to today. 2010 Blender vs today’s Blender. 2010 OpenOffice compared to 2026 Libreoffice. Gaming with WINE in 2010 to today with Proton/WINE/Steam. Unity/KDE/GNOME/etc of 2010 compared to today.
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@ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-03-22 06:44
Asshole authoritarians spread their disease throughout the world. First they pass laws requiring age verification options and successfully pull off the non-optional bait and switch. Then they require more and more mandatory shit until open source becomes impossible. Only paid distros like Red Hat survive and we’ve all got cameras in bedrooms and slave gays, lesbians, blacks, and non Christian people in concentration camps that operate on the latest Microslop Winblows data-miner OS.
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@QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz 2026-03-21 00:52
Brighter than ever, thanks to Steam Deck and Microsoft's general idiocy.
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@MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-03-21 01:15
I see Linux being more and more widely adopted in Europe, for one. I imagine there will be an 'EU standardized' distro forked to prevent any issues of interoperability between government systems. Hopefully, such a widespread adoption for PCs encourages more development for Linux from software devs.
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@sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2026-03-21 04:24
Just \`man future\` . Seriously, RTFM. /s jk, this comment brought to you by parody.
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@Kirk@startrek.website 2026-03-21 01:16
Since I first learned about Linux I have never envisioned a future where Linux didn't eventually take over essentially all operating system spaces and I still don't. The question is how long will it take to get there. But as others have said, I think the overall decline of desktop PC use combined with the *just pure overall quality* of Linux compared to Mac and Windows PCs in 2026 implies that the x86 PC space will become majority Linux within the next 10 years if not less.
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@jeffreydbrown@lemmy.world 2026-03-21 01:02
My money is on 2027 as The Year Of The Linux Desktop.
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@hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 2026-03-21 03:02
Like today, just better? It's likely still going to power most of the servers, 70% of smartphones, a lot of the embedded devices... And maybe desktop marketshare is going to rise a bit above the current 4%.
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@BlueFlareGaming@lemmy.world 2026-03-21 06:51
Through a monitor.. probably customizable Vr based DE's or something if I'm being real
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@ulu_mulu@lemmy.zip 2026-03-22 10:17
Linux runs the entire internet, a good part of corporate-level servers and it dominates the supercomputing space, you can't get more mainstream than that. As for desktop use, most people around the world don't know what an operating system is, some even believe the browser IS the internet. With such tech-illiteracy there's no way Linux can be widely adopted, because no opensource project can beat Microsoft commercial power in "convincing" PC vendors to offer it preinstalled, yes a few do, but they're very scarce compared to those offering Windows, some even claim you will break the warranty if you install something different than what comes preinstalled (Windows), such a claim is illegal in many countries but some people don't know any better. If you don't know what an OS is, you have no reason to change, unless you're lucky and have a friend or family member doing the work for you, but you can't rely on that for the entire world.
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@UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2026-03-21 15:10
Eventually someone will make it 100% idiot proof.
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@mub@lemmy.ml 2026-03-22 11:37
I doubt it will over take Microslop offerings anytime soon, but I also think the rise of the Linux desktop has only just started. I think it will come from non-US countries where government departments make the switch. People start getting comfortable using it at work, which helps build confidence in the alternatives to Microslop shit. Also Valve still pushing hard in the gaming space. I think 10% to 15% market share in 5 years is possible. I doubt it'll go beyond 20% without some fundamental changes, like laws forcing hardware OEMs to support Linux equally as windows and Mac, and better DRM support.
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@Runecrush376@lemmy.world 2026-03-21 02:09
Linux itself is an important part of tech today, llms, servers, Iot etc, it will be like that in the future too. The linux desktop is improving a lot and receiving more attention , im excited to see gog galaxy on linux personally. KDE makes great things too, and im looking forward to see the Vr mode for Plasma and Plasma bigscreen. As for linux on mobiles, i hope it gets better, the thing about google closing down android worries me!. Linux always gets better. Thats something i really love about linux. There are a lot of communities doing great work on a lot of aspects everyday.
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@MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world 2026-03-21 07:20
10% desktop usage by 2040, possibly 2035 if Microslop keeps being Linux's #1 marketer.
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@ArmadilloLoose6699@feddit.uk 2026-03-23 11:46
I think it'll keep on running most of the world's servers and embedded devices. People who think desktop Linux is dead because of spicy OS level age declaration laws that only apply in Brazil and a fraction of the US clearly weren't around when SCO was trying to sue Linux into oblivion and it shows.
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@Goldmaster@lemmy.ml 2026-03-22 16:06
It will last well into the 24th century
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@JakenVeina@midwest.social 2026-03-22 07:50
Unfortunately, I don't see Linux ever gaining widespread adoption. Not for general desktop use. In order for that to happen, Linux would have to gain enough market share to actually be a threat to Microsoft's business, and when that happens, Microsoft is going to respond one of two ways: actually making their products more appealing, and regain their lost share, or (far more likely) REALLY ramp up their efforts to suppress Linux's growth. And I don't think Linux has the strength to withstand the full weight of Microsoft's legal and financial power.
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@_lunar@lemmy.ml 2026-03-22 12:01