The year of the Linux desktop is upon us!

Valve made 2023 very exciteable for the Linux desktop, the rest came along well just like the past years.

2023 has been a great year for the Linux environment!! Let's hope that 2024 provides us with a lot of cool stuff on Linux as well!! Happy new year to y'all!!

I still have to dual boot for linux because specific software. Otherwise I'm only on linux. I really really prefer to windows. I've been running it for about 1.5 years now and it has it's own set of quirks, but once you set it up the way you like it that's it. Wayland is getting better all the time. Really hope next year has more massive improvements. Happy new year!

2023 was literally when I got into linux more than ever

I was pretty bummed to learn that Bungie is downright hostile to the mere idea of supporting Proton. You're absolutely right, there is no other game like it on the market right now It's not getting the support it deserves, though, since Bungie gutted the team in favor of their questionable Marathon revival. Not to mention all the layoffs. So while I do still miss the game, I'm not that broken up about it. On the other hand, I am super stoked to be using Linux for my second straight year. I'm loving all the recent Wayland developments - the only thing I'm still missing is global shortcuts.

randomly found this vid, it's great to hear this I want to live in a world where linux is dominant and everyone is helping each other out

Man, what a great year it's been! After 15 years of using macOS, I switched to Fedora a few months ago and I absolutely love using it. I also really hope Studio One releases its Linux port soon. 2024 is going to be even more awesome for Linux!

I cant belive how much Linux has changed this year. I'm not ready to fully switch over yet because some gaming/media creation features I use aren't 100 yet, but I think 2024 will be... at least my year for linux!

I swapped recently to linux mint which I try to daily drive. The games I currently play will be the last ones on Windows. I started playing RDR2 on Linux a few days ago and i am still surprised on how well it went, even with the Rockstar Launcher (well the Captcha were the most pain I had to go through). It was just press install in Steam and then it went fine, the only thing i had to do was stop the DirectX install script per kill command after a few minutes. I hope for a prosperous future for linux.

been running debian for six months now as my only OS and it's veen a fantastic experience. I absolutely love the extensibility of gnome, wayland has caused me no issues whatsoever, and I've been blown away by how straightforward gaming is now. I'm never going back to windows!

I still don't understand why Wayland lacks so many essential features at this point. It started more than a decade ago, and it was not the first system (i.e., it had many competitors to learn from). Yet, fractional scaling seems to be added only a year ago, still doesn't have always-on-top or window positioning, which all other desktop OS's have. Security? Then why can't those be per-app user permission (i.e., the user can allow certain apps to use window positioning)?

Hi Michael, I'm new to your channel (this is your first video I've just watched). I'm also excited about Linux, just installed Fedora a few days ago on my desktop to give Windows a break, and I'm liking it so far. I'm trying to enhance my productivity by also staying away from games and VR, since they've been quite addictive for me. So, I'm in no hurry to have games running on Linux, that "bug" is actually a feature haha 😂 In any case, I noticed your speaking cadence is a bit repetitive, a few times being refreshingly broken when you adopt a more melodic or natural entonation. Maybe it's something from your culture or upbringing, but I'm no speech expert. I humbly suggest you try to keep it a bit less predictable, maybe pausing or emphasizing random words, if you watch back this video maybe you'll notice what I'm referring to. I hope you find this feedback helpful and not at all a hateful criticism. Thank you!

Hi. Congratulations for your Chanel and a happy new year. This year I left windows completely and go to Debian 12 with gnome after 10 years without using it, I was surprised how much things are better nowadays, i had a very good experience and I’m loving Debian.

KDE plasma has been rock solid for me, and that throughout 2023. It's 2024, and I'm so eager to see, the goodies V6 will bring to me! 🤯Wow, I didn't know I was a poet!🥳🤪😅🤓🐧🐧🐧

As a long time windows user, I recently installed zorin os 16 on my laptop and I'm loving it!

Its not the year of Linux. It's the decade of Linux!

I had taken a 5-year break from Linux until recently because I finally got that itch again after getting another nvme drive for my laptop so I installed Fedora 39 on there and Debian 12 on my 2011 office computer. I'd say this was a really good time to come back.

I could see ChromeOS be a major push if it actually moves to Wayland and thereby can actually use the various Linux applications (maybe even have flatpack support), hopefully also supports Proton for better gaming compatibility. It is very few who would bother installing their own OS where most people just use what they get with their device. Maybe Valve will also release more Steam OS hardware like TV console that could also be a push towards more Linux adoption. Steam OS 3 being available to other handhelds/PCs could also help. Sadly I do see lots of people who would rather bypass Windows 11 requirements than installing Linux. If you are technically enough to bypass Windows 11 requirements you are also technical enough to install Linux.

After being a Windows user for 15 years, I tried Ubuntu last night for the first time and I was just straight up lost 😂 I have to say though, the desktop environment looks really good 😊

Even tho I've stop playing Destiny, this game will live in my heart forever, so many great memories. Glad you like it too !

The only "massive" increase in Linux use I see in the statcounter data is India going from 8% to 16% which would pull up the global average above 3%. I started my migration from Windows by building my first dedicated Linux box this week.

Ciao, i wish you all a happy new year 2024 and all the best.. personally i will be happy about KDE Plasma 6 in rebruary..many greetings from brunswick in germany and please stay safe 🙃

so exited for next year, i am planning on building a cool itx and planning on putting kde on it. but as a proud colorado boy i gotta support pop. too many cool options. i only have two apps holding me back.

happy new year to everyone i hope 2024 provides us good surprises on linux

It is just the start! There's still a lot of work to do

I am running Arch Linux with DWM since 6 months.

I used both Gnome and KDE Plasma, each with months worth of usage. Gnome is like: Understand me and get used to my workflow. KDE Plasma is more like: Customize your workflow. Plus the Windows-like advantage out of the box for KDE Plasma. Both are fantastic desktop environments. Only issue I have with KDE Plasma on Wayland is the randomly freezing taskbar, making the icons to stop functioning properly, a logout-log back in fix the problem temporarily.

agree with alot of things awesome video AND ITS FINNALY THE YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP

I switched to linux ~last week! Fedora KDE. Wanted to go with nix or kinoite but I had to do some system folder changes to get things working so maybe immutable isn't the right time yet, as I need to learn to set it up properly But yay linux! I just need to figure out some apps but otherwise I'm kinda enjoying the experience so far. I just wish the security sandboxing of flatpack was actually reliable though. It is not a good sandbox as is. 2024 KDE 6 and hopefully gnome getting off their high horse about some things would be sweet! 2025 or even 24 sure is the year of the Linux desktop for me.

I started with the Steam Deck, liked the desktop mode. Put Manjaro on my personal laptop and haven't looked back. It just feels like I own my stuff, not that a decision by a company can break it suddenly. Sure, maybe an update does, but that's why I use Manjaro, it's frequently behind the cutting edge and that feels fine. And since it's Arch I can manually go get the bleeding edge if I feel it's compatible. I'm never going back.

i should say that plasma wayland on nvidia sessions are usable. big progress

($YEAR+1) will be the year of the Linux Desktop! But seriously, I think that next year is the year I can recommend Linux to tech-literate folks and gamers without tons of disclaimers. Very excited!

I swapped to Linux this year, and it turned my computer from completely useless to a daily driver, and I love it (I can’t even reinstall windows if I wanted to because my bios forces raid and windows won’t install on raid for some reason, but I don’t want to use windows anyway)

I must say that quality of content and story telling has been improved throughout the year, support for you dude 🙌

As a PC user. Personally, for myself, Pop! OS has been brilliant for everyday browsing. Chimera has been brilliant for gaming. So why am I running Windows 10? There are certain games, particular apps that just don't run on anything else! We are almost there, but it just takes a couple of things that you can't live without that keep drawing us back in..!

great video homie keep it up, please use dark mode on more websites i keep getting flashbanged from the wiki pages.

I have been using Ubuntu on dualboot along side windows for 2 years now,i really dont need windows anymore really.With windows 11 requirements, wich will render a lot of pc's useless with no more updates for windows 10,i hope some of those machines gets a linux install instead of being thrown away in a landfill.

Since I'm already using Linux on my laptop for almost 3 years now I can say I'm sure one can recommend Linux as the main daily driver OS. I'm using Manjaro KDE and I can't find anything about it that would speak against it. One thing keeps me from jumping over to Linux with my desktop computer and that is a Windows program that also runs in Linux under wine, but needs the GPU for faster rendering.

noticed that chris titus utility. good stuff

Ive been dual booting windows/linux for a number of years & this year I told myself I would switch to linux & see how it goes and i can say im never going back. I started with Mint since thats what im used to but after distro hopping for awhile I have landed on opensuse tumbleweed since its a more stable rolling release then arch but has great support for newer hardware. I also have jumped to KDE since I can basically make it feel like cinnamon which im used to. The KDE wayland performance in games has been a eye opener like i can feel a difference coming from cinnamon/x11.

I feel 2023 has been a good year for Ubuntu. It got some really good updates this year.

Yes on Wayland sometimes the whole computer hangs ... i am using Fedora 39. But responsetimes are much better than on Windows. It just bangs.

I tried a current build of KDE a while ago and it really wasn't bad. Still like XFCE more but it's pretty nice

Your videos are always so relatable, I feel like you're speaking directly to me.

Are you planning making a video on how you made the transition from Gnome to KDE? I would be very interested in that one. One big part for me is how to/if there are replacements for the Gnome extensions I use. Or maybe I will not need that much with KDE compared to Gnome?! o.O :D

I just hope that gaming on Linux outside of Steam improves, I play 2 RPGs that come from the Epic Store, and only one of them works when using the Heroic Games Launcher due to them being live service games with anticheat. I dual boot my Dell gaming laptop with Windows and Linux, using Zorin OS 17 (previously vanilla Ubuntu).

Nice summary. As for SteamOS, it still is immature right now. The most severe issues I know about are: - You can't freely install it on any device. - The only devices that somewhat work are Zen 2 Ryzen + RDNA 2 - Single Profile Setup - We need support for multiple players and multiple desktop users, including an easy reset / clean for them. - Missing ability to install essentially anything for specific profiles, while protecting / hardening the root / initial one. An idea would be chroot-ing into a fusionfs mirror. - Missing foreign OS support without having to remove SteamOS. - There should be no partitioning, especially not one using ZFS. It only reduces available diskspace, increases the risk of bricking the system, and introduces incompatibilities. Additional partitions might make sense for going exFat on game data shared between multiple OS only. - Advanced I/O setup, to configure the OS for different input devices the original deck doesn't have ( or are somewhat different there ). - Currently, only one desktop is supported. - Currently, only deck- and desktop mode do exists, whereas there also should be: Stationary console mode, multi-media center mode, (Game-)Launcher mode, ... . - Many titles hardwire specific "720p Deck" settings, enforcing them if SteamOS is detected. - Finding the right graphics settings for your specific hardware may proof tedious, which is why there should be an assistant type experience based database to help out. - There should be a docking-option to centralize and synchronize both gaming and user(-profile) data against a NAS or online provider. As it stands, using multiple SteamOS devices in a household would only somewhat work if they were all registered to the same user, and even then only for game (related) data. This is why currently, your best bet for a Linux based gaming system would be a fresh install with a current universal desktop distribution like "Linux Mint" while simply relying on Steam, or pick one of the elective gaming centered ones like "Garuda", whilst leaving SteamOS for the Deck and things like HoloISO or ChimerasOS to enthusiasts for now.

I was running Ubuntu many years ago, had started learning Bash shell, but ended up going back to Windows 7, then 10. I have a huge Steam library, and piles of emulators for retro gaming. Also have piles of pro level music software (Cuebase, Live, Native Instruments Kore complete ultimate, Loom, V-Metal, etc etc etc) but missed the tinkering and want to get back into programming (Python/C++). At the time, I didnt want to sink as much time into Linux as I needes to, despite enjoying tinkering. I have downloaded Linux Mint, not tried installing yet, have been putting together all my emulators/roms in Launchbox/Big Box. Proton/Wine seems promising for running my games and my music software. If Linux will do everything I want and need it to do, screw Microsoft. I have a Focusrite Scarlet 18i20 (dont remember generation, might br 2nd), Presonus Faderport 8, Kawai VPC1, M Audio code 61. Seems like Linux has come so far with Proton and new support for hardware, if it does what I need it to do, bye bye Microsoft.

Hello! Nice to see someone else trying to switch to linux at around the same time as me! Seeing as you have a bit more experience than me and more modern experience than other linux tubers, i have to ask, what would you recommend someone install (distro, de, noteworthy packages, etc.) For a person coming from windows who isnt terrified of the command line but likes a set-and-forget solution to just run steam, discord, and firefox?

Very happy with the games I can play on Linux. And MX Linux has been pretty good, not too buggy so it should be a good place for me to camp for a couple years until the next release

I like Linux but I also hate it as a beginner. I am a beginner at linux everytime i try to install something it says AYO this is outdated and then my sudo apt update wont work no more or always reminds me that something is broken and then i search the web for solutions and the solutions make it even worse. Troubleshooting on Linux is not at all as easy as on Windows. Although on windows it can be a pain too but it is much easier. I would use Windows if I had some assistant that could tell me what is wrong and how i can fix it reliably.

I would love to switch to Linux, unfortunately, I have to dual boot due to two programs, or two sets of programs - MS Office (Excel) and Affinity Designer & Publisher. The open source alternative are not sufficient for my work. I hope something will change in the future, though.

one solution for your Destiny addiction might be using a qemu VM with a windows guest, and PCI passthrough for the GPU. I have a windows 10 VM that I use exclusively for gaming that has been heavily de-bloated and had all updates disabled - it lives behind the linux host as a firewall and only accesses the game servers so security issues are unlikely. PCI passthrough means the game is running in native windows with windows GPU drivers on my second monitor, with 0 latency overhead, and the linux desktop is still accessible on the first monitor, with direct recording of the windows screen and audio in linux OBS through Looking-Glass. The only hardware requirement to be able to do this is either an iGPU in the CPU or a second GPU that linux can use while the main GPU is passed into the windows VM. The way PCI passthrough works now (6.2 kernel) is that the main GPU is fully accessible and usable by the linux OS until PCI passthrough is activated, at which point the linux driver is unloaded, virtio-pci takes over and gives it to windows until the VM shuts down, at which point the linux driver takes over again (amdgpu). I don't know how this is with wayland, but with X11 the driver loads but cannot reintegrate the screen into the desktop until a logout/login, although I believe other features of the GPU (like encode/compute/render accel.) become available again. There are tricks to get around an anti-cheat or GPU driver's insistence that VM's are not allowed as well. (hide hypervisor & change BIOS name in registry worked for me).

Thank you, steamdeck 🎉

I still run a dual boot because of certain games. I can’t get a kvm going for the life of me but if it weren’t for those games holding me back I would be on linux fully. I’ve hated windows since windows 10 came out and am happy how stable everything works now on linux.

Linux needs official support from manufacturers such as Logitech, Razer, etc. I still need Windows to apply firmware updates, configure peripherals, etc.

I love Linux, hopefully more computers with open source firmware (like System76) release so that people can actually own their computers.

Switched to Ubuntu with a pair of Windows 7/10 VMs around lOctober this year and can't complain. Much better than Windows bare metal install. There are a couple issues, like the troubling performance of Minecraft versions sub 1.13, however, overall it's been a solid quality of life upgrade for me!

Linux will never be on top, can't even install a simple rpm file, while in Windows it's 2 clicks

Really enjoy your videos. I think Linux has become amazing. I built my parents a new desktop for Xmas and installed Linux Mint Cinnamon over Windows, assuming after a few days I'd get a phone call asking me to switch back to Windows. But no, they seem to really like it. My only issue, which you pointed out, has been some issues with gaming. Drivers and performance, including certain titles that just do not run on the OS, is an issue. Therefore on my gaming rig I still run Windows, but for every other computer I own it's all Linux. I'm hoping you're right about 2024. Windows just has such a huge monopoly that many people don't even know Linux exists, and is free, and doesn't collect your data, and is generally more secure in terms of virus and malware attacks, could go on and on. So many people are just completely unaware that this is an option and I hope that changes. I look forward to the day that you can buy a laptop or desktop and have the option to select Linux at checkout. Happy New Year's Mr. Horn! Cheers.

Heya, been enjoying lots of your content lately in regards to linux, wayland and KDE Plasma. I was wondering what is your opinion on Cinnamon DE ?

I still use Windows 10, the plan is to move to Linux, I am looking forward to the transition, but my issue is the fact I use Oculus Link. If there was a program on Linux that reverse engineered oculus link to work on Linux, that’s would be great

mesa 24 driver coming :)

imagine if your parents named you gabe horn. that would be so freakin epic dude....

Gnome feels so much nicer now

Hi thank you for this video ❤ can you recommend the best dock station work with linux thanks

and when Windows 10 dont have updates, we can see older PC turning in to linux or users forced to buy new PC to update to windows 11 (or 12 if it comes soon)

3% OMEGALUL no wonder can't find anyone else irl crazy enough to use it

2024 might just become the year for me! As a game developer, I'm pleased that Unity destroyed itself for me, so that it doesn't hold me back anymore! Besides that, I also do more stuff besides gaming by now, so I'm not dependent on some games that specifically don't support Linux no more. It's very possible that after years of trying, I'll finally be able to switch, since everything I need is pretty much ready on Linux!

Microsofts push for cloud clients in the enterprise world(Windows 365) is a prelude to whats coming in the consumer market. PC builders/Gamers/power users etc will migrate to linux for control and performance. Grandpa/casual users will subscribe to windows 365 and/or use a tablet.

I want to ask how you manage to play latest games on Debian to be accurate, when I use Debian I change kernel and use distrobox to manage newer apps and stuff. Can you tell me, I'm really considering the switch back to Debian stable?

Use looking glass and pass through your GPU to windows guest for Destiny 2.

Is nvidia 10 series (pasquale) support wayland? I think it have only proprietary drivers

You have been visited by the Tux of The New Year! You will get the best Linux improvements and mainstream support if you comment "Swim Well Tux!"

I love your videos bro, but you should try and make less cuts.

Honestly i agree with you. Destiny is the only reason i have a windows pc.

I think you like disteny 2, michael.

Is there any Linux builds that support HDR? I just need something that supports HDR videos like VLC on Windows

Have you tried GeForce Now for Destiny 2? Personally I've quit the game until I can play it natively and/or I get back the campaigns I payed money for that they deleted on me (both seem pretty unlikely at the moment), but it could maybe be an option for you.

I think almost everyone expected Stadia to shut down the second it was announced. PlayStation Plus cloud has Destiny 2. You have to run the Windows app under Proton, but apparently it does work. Though their streaming in general I'm told leaves a lot to be desired performance wise. The irony is Stadia ran off Debian. So it's just the anti-cheat Bungie is being petty about. Doesn't affect me since I don't play any online multiplayer titles. But you do still have to dual boot for fringe cases like these. Some folks use VMs with GPU passthrough, but IDK if the anti-cheat stuff always plays nice with those.

The AI question is really interesting. I agree it's a TBD. A lot of AI stuff is in the cloud (run by Linux?) but will it be more local in the future? Will people want that? If so, presumably Linux being uned for cloud AI will be a good basis for desktop AI too, if there is demand. 7:59

I've been linux user on and off since Ubuntu 8.04 came out, so that would mean almost 16 years. To be honest, I'm sick of all of the BS that comes with windows. From updates that render your machine inoperable for hours with a chance to completely break your install and lose all the data to stupid decisions like shutdown that is ACTUALLY a 'clever' hybernation, to it placing it's bootloader on a random drive instead of an SSD it is installed on, to same setting being present in 3 separate places with very unclear override behavior between them. I'm done. The only two reasons I still only have Windows on my home PC are: 1. I'm lazy and the prospect of spending days moving data and reinstalling games and software is very daunting. So I'll wait till I finally build a new PC. 2. I'm a photographer and there are no good alternatives to Capture One on Linux, so I have to have either a Win or a Mac PC. I really don't wanna mess with VMs and PCI-passthrough. On my trusty thinkpad I'm happily using Archcraft with bspwm. It's so nice to have full control over my system with an added bonus of considerably lower memory footprint.

I swiched to linux as my primary in 2023

Im just here because Michael is handsome and he has a nice voice 😅 But i actually learned and more inspired to use Linux in transition to become my daily driver this year. ❤

I was one of the few people that enjoyed Stadia. Linux Desktop has been great. 2024 should be better.

At this point, the only way your game won't run on Linux is if you deliberately break it to not function on it. Proton is near-indistinguishable from Windows unless there's intentional anti-cheat breaking it.

vr wayland support? nah just gnome... what about some BACKGROUND APPS TRAY?

could u make an windows gaming vm pls luv ur vids ❤

Where do you get your wallpapers from?

2024 is gonna be the year of the Linux Desktop guys, i swear this time

6:46 - This gave me chills, I have wanted this to happen for the last ~10 years since Windows 8 was released! I'm still stuck on WIndows atm because of stuff like anti-cheat, but I think I'm just going to use my ThinkPad for Windows stuff and use my other ThinkPad and Desktop for Linux!

Can I play league on linux without getting ban ?

Got this AMD 7800X GPU installed on Debian 12, but the setting states software rendering, looks like AMD and Linux ain't the plug'n'play like I thought it was. Anyone got any advice or help. thanks

>very minimalistic >proceeds to show the launcher that wastes 90% of screen real estate to show oversized icons

I have a friend who still wants to play destiny 2 and valorant and is staying with win 10 even though he is more than savvy enough to switch to Linux.

I mean if you want to stay 100% Windows free, sure there is not much movement room other than WINE and it's relatives But, if you don't mind giving up some space on your SSD I would suggest checking out KVM, and even there I would try a Windows 10 LTSC or some modded Win 11 from TeamOS Since it's basically a virtual machine, you can disable Windows Update as it is, since ur not using it for anything other than playing some games Only drawback is that you would need to have a second GPU passed to the VM, but if you are okey with not being able to use Linux while having Windows booted, you can also have a single GPU passed to it

microsoft pushed me back into linux after windows 11 stopped support for slightly older computers

In 2024 windows on ARM is also coming, don't know how it will affect linux

just got a 7800XT on order then what happens, NVIDIA 3070 Ti gets some FOSS software