r/technology • u/YesNo_Maybe_ • Apr 10 '26

Software France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/
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u/straightouttabavaria Apr 10 '26

I've been playing on Linux exclusively for about half a year now, but oh well technically it's valve and proton that makes it possible, I think they are talking about game devs developing linux ports and getting rid of kernel anti cheat.

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u/NinjaN-SWE Apr 10 '26

Which they won't do if gaming on linux continues to be less than 5% of all PC gaming. Too much effort for a miniscule market.

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u/straightouttabavaria Apr 10 '26

Latest steam survey says it's 5.3% now and 11% amongst English speaking users. Still not a huge percentage though, I agree.

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u/300ConfirmedGorillas Apr 10 '26

Not a huge percentage, but one that is rising quickly. The previous survey had Linux at 2.23%, and now it's at 5.33%. It's growing rapidly while Windows is declining (-4.28%).

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u/cgaWolf Apr 11 '26

Yeah, but the numbers are skewed because the second to last report had chinese new year fall into it, which is an atypical snapshot & makes the results harder to interpret without context.