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Subject: Re: YouTube Linux advocate: "not remotely possible" Linux could
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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:44:14 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-10-21, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
> On 2024-10-21 10:48 a.m., DFS wrote:
>> On 10/21/2024 10:13 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>> On 2024-10-20 10:50 p.m., vallor wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:22:17 -0400, DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote in
>>>> <vf3anm$f7na$3@dont-email.me>:
>>>>
>>>>> https://youtu.be/08VbexhJO4Y?t=23
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The comments on this vid about why people moved to Linux or not are
>>>>> always interesting.  Most of them are pro-Linux of course.
>>>>
>>>> Hate to break the news to you, but if you have Windows, part of
>>>> Windows is "Linux on the desktop".
>>>>
>>>> I know that must eat at you...
>>>
>>> Absolutely none of that makes any kind of sense.
>> 
>> 
>> He's referring to Windows Subsystem for Linux.
>> 
>> Bloaty thinks MS adding it as a feature bothers me and is a victory for 
>> Linux.  He forgets Microsoft has had a *nix component available 
>> continuously for Windows for 25 years.
>> 
>> Rather than bother me, I'm glad MS made it so easy to run a 
>> high-performing Linux distro alongside Windows.
>> 
>> 
>> $ wsl --list --online
>> The following is a list of valid distributions that can be installed.
>> Install using 'wsl.exe --install <Distro>'.
>> 
>> NAME                            FRIENDLY NAME
>> Ubuntu                          Ubuntu
>> Debian                          Debian GNU/Linux
>> kali-linux                      Kali Linux Rolling
>> Ubuntu-18.04                    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
>> Ubuntu-20.04                    Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
>> Ubuntu-22.04                    Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
>> Ubuntu-24.04                    Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
>> OracleLinux_7_9                 Oracle Linux 7.9
>> OracleLinux_8_7                 Oracle Linux 8.7
>> OracleLinux_9_1                 Oracle Linux 9.1
>> openSUSE-Leap-15.6              openSUSE Leap 15.6
>> SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP5    SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5
>> SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP6    SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6
>> openSUSE-Tumbleweed             openSUSE Tumbleweed
>> 
>> 
>> And you can create and distribute your own WSL distros.
>
> The Linux desktop environment won't have any kind of a victory until 
> companies willingly sell it in stores and actually make a profit. Until 
> then, it'll be niche. It works well, it's pretty, but it remains niche.

A gigantic "niche." 

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