While the desktop is not Linux's claim to fame, Linux still offers a huge number of distributions that can make your desktop computer work just like you'd want. Credit: Shutterstock Windows clearly dominates our desktops, but Linux just managed to cross a milestone of its own. According to StatCounter, Linux has a little over 4% (actually 4.03%) of the desktop OS market. Check out StatCounter’s graph, and you’ll notice a slowly rising line near the bottom of the graph that represents Linux. StatCounter StatCounter’s data suggests that more people are using Linux on their desktop systems. Maybe because it’s free (most distributions anyway). Or maybe because there are several hundred distributions to choose from, one is bound to suit your fancy. In any case, this is good news for Linux. At the same time, as most everyone understands, the desktop is not Linux’s claim to fame and likely never will be. Linux runs on network servers, as well as devices that are so small that they don’t seem to fall into the “computer” category (running “Android,” the Linux-based mobile OS). And, of course, Linux is dominant among the world’s fastest supercomputers. (Linux powers all but one of the supercomputers on the most recent Top500 supercomputer ranking). Related content how-to How to examine files on Linux Linux provides very useful options for viewing file attributes, such as owners and permissions, as well as file content. By Sandra Henry Stocker Oct 24, 2024 6 mins Linux how-to 8 easy ways to reuse commands on Linux Typing the same command again and again can become tiresome. Here are a number of ways you can make repeating commands – or repeating commands but with some changes – a lot easier than you might expect. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Oct 15, 2024 5 mins Linux news SUSE Edge upgrade targets Kubernetes and Linux at the edge SUSE Edge 3.1 includes a new stack validation framework and an image builder tool that are aimed at improving the scalability and manageability of complex Kubernetes and Linux edge-computing deployments. By Sean Michael Kerner Oct 15, 2024 6 mins Edge Computing Linux Network Management Software how-to Lesser-known xargs command is a versatile time saver Boost your Linux command line options and simplify your work with xargs, a handy tool for a number of data manipulation tasks. By Sandra Henry Stocker Oct 11, 2024 6 mins Linux PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe