AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoWhat is the most popular Linux distribution on PC?message-squaremessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down19
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the most popular Linux distribution on PC?AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareGadgeteerZA@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months ago@AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml pretty difficult as there are no accurate figures for Linux distro installs - many sit behind home or corporate firewalls, sharing the same IP addresses. But back in 2015 Dell was claiming that 42% of their PC sales in China had their Kylin OS installed - https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-tech/article/1857948/chinese-os-last-more-40-cent-dell-pcs-china-now-running-homegrown. Kylin has been improving for 23 years now so is a pretty stable Linux OS too I guess.
minus-squareAatube@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoAt least in the consumer market, most Chinese people still use Windows or macOS. These 42% may be the public sector.
@AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml pretty difficult as there are no accurate figures for Linux distro installs - many sit behind home or corporate firewalls, sharing the same IP addresses.
But back in 2015 Dell was claiming that 42% of their PC sales in China had their Kylin OS installed - https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-tech/article/1857948/chinese-os-last-more-40-cent-dell-pcs-china-now-running-homegrown. Kylin has been improving for 23 years now so is a pretty stable Linux OS too I guess.
At least in the consumer market, most Chinese people still use Windows or macOS. These 42% may be the public sector.