THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP! LETS GO!
but here’s a fresh twist in the tech world: Linux
Fresh twist?
Like a multi decade old and proven system is the new kid in the block?multi decade old and proven
My 2010 audio drivers would like to have a word with you
proven? how is a system proven for usage by common people that can’t even do automatic updates safely? It’s just recently getting to that point, with offline updates!
yeah you and me can use it fine. we can run apt upgrade, dist-upgrade, and fix when it does not boot anymore, but most of us are aware that our parents but also non-tech friends can’t.
Statcounter, a company that tracks website traffic and operating system use, shows a clear picture. In April 2024, Linux had a small 2.84% slice of the desktop market in Europe. Fast forward to July 2025, and that share has jumped to an impressive 5.21%. That’s a massive 83.45% increase in just over a year.
that’s actually a huge increase!
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Eh, no. LTSC has an extra 13 months and you can get extended support for W10 enterprise, but MS made the pricing very unattractive (support cost basically doubles each year).
But W10 enterprise is going eol for mainstream support in October just like the home, pro and education editions.
I’ve been preparing our migration to W11 for 18 months now (we combined that with some other changes, otherwise a simple feature update would have sufficed). And no, linux is not an option.
Would you mind sharing why Linux is not an option? I’m planning to switch a fintech team of 20 to Ubuntu and wondering if I missed anything when doing the PoC
I think you should be good. If I only had some office people, it would make it a lot easier. But we have a lot of engineers who require specific CAD products (Catia, autoCAD) which would make it difficult, as well as we are completely locked into the Microsoft eco system (M365, MSSQL, Azure). Not even saying it wouldn’t be possible for most users, but it would be a massive undertaking (we have around 2000 users in 20 different locations) and I just don’t see us getting any type of support for this kind of project. Not in the least because we only jist migrated from on-prem to M365 cloud which was a multi-year project.
We are starting to use Linux more in the server space (Ubuntu and for some applications like Abaqus we will use RHEL) and I’m drafting a proposal to start switching certain databases to Postgresql to save on license costs, but that’s about it.
Is there lightroom on Linux? That’s basically how I earn my bread
It might work in Proton or WINE, or in a VM with a GPU passthrough. But that’s not something I’d bet my workflow on. Maybe try Darktable on Windows as an intermediate step, or have a separate work machine.
They’re referring to the Enterprise LTSC IoT version: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-iot-enterprise-ltsc-2021
hmm it’s still good to be reminded that it’s not actually until 2032, but just 2027. 2 years is more than none, but yeah, not as much as I originally thought
I’ve double-checked because I’m not familiar with Microsoft licensing terminology. The extended support end period listed is included without extra cost, it’s just limited to security updates only. This is separate from “Extended Security Updates” which is paid for security updates after the support period has ended.
ah I see! that’s a bit weird though, because doesn’t LTSC only receive security updates anyway?
Yes. Now have my first Linux Laptop, will switch to Linux with private PC, 2 OS (outdated WIN10 + Linux) on business PC. Just looking vor a Linux Smartphone.
