(techrepublic. com) Writing for Tech. Republic, open source advocate Jack Wallen predicts 2021 will be a year where open source technology dominates the world of big data even more than 2021 (with a big role predicted for SUSE).
When I was researching we ran into the inquiry “Will 2021 be the year of Linux on the desktop?”.
2021 will be the year of Linux on the desktop by Nick Farrell on 07 December 2020.
2019 Is the Year of Linux on the Desktop. The year of Linux on the desktop is finally here! Windows 10 is getting a Linux kernel, and all new Chromebooks will run Linux applications. Most desktops purchased in the future will include a Linux kernel and run Linux software.
The earliest reference we have of “Year of Linux on Desktop” is from Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalita by Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli in 1494.
Which companies still use Linux on the desktop?
One major company, however, still believes in the Linux desktop: Microsoft. At Microsoft Build, its virtual developers’ conference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2.0 would soon support Linux GUIs and applications.
The year of Linux on the desktop is finally here! Windows 10 is getting a Linux kernel, and all new Chromebooks will run Linux applications. Most desktops purchased in the future will include a Linux kernel and run Linux software.
Traditional Linux distributions may not be taking over the world, but Linux is becoming even more pervasive than ever. Windows 10 will soon include a built-in Linux kernel updated through Windows Update.
As time went on, Linux became ever more a first-class citizen on the Windows desktop. Multiple Linux distros, starting with Ubuntu, were followed by Red Hat Fedora and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED). Then, Microsoft replaced its WSL translation layer, which converted Linux kernel calls into Windows calls, with WSL 2.
When will Linux desktop market share break the 10% bubble?
As more and more people start using Linux at their place of business, they’ll begin seeing the benefits of the open source operating system and desire to adopt it for their home computers. “I suspect that by the end of 2021, we’ll see Linux desktop market share to finally break the 10 percent bubble.