AprilF00lz ( AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml ) to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhat is the most popular Linux distribution on PC?message-squaremessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up143
arrow-up143message-squareWhat is the most popular Linux distribution on PC?AprilF00lz ( AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml ) to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square38linkfedilink
minus-squareGadgeteerZA ( GadgeteerZA@fedia.io ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years 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 ( Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years 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.