Over 1 million Windows users have jumped ship — Zorin OS 18 is booming

Zorin OS 18 passes 2 million downloads in under three months, with most coming from Windows users as Windows 10 support ends ...
TweakTown

Linux hits highest market share in decades, with 3% of desktops running the OS

Linux has never been as popular as Microsoft Windows or Apple's macOS; that has been true for decades. But according to StatCounter's latest data, the open-source operating system hit a 3% market ...
Hackaday

The Usage Of Embedded Linux In Spacecraft

As the first part of a series, [George Emad] takes us through a few examples of the Linux operating system being used in spacecraft. These range from SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to everyone’s favorite ...
Ars Technica

Linux market share passes 4% for first time; macOS dominance declines

Linux reached 4.03 percent of global market share in February, according to data from research firm Statcounter. That takes Linux past the 3 percent milestone it reached in June 2023. While we’re ...
The Verge

Linux usage on Steam hits a record high for the second month in a row

Linux users are slowly earning a bigger slice of the pie on Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey. Linux users are slowly earning a bigger slice of the pie on Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey. is a ...

Linux usage on Steam peaks again for the third month in a row.

GamingOnLinux points out that while Valve’s December 2025 Steam hardware survey originally showed a slight drop in Linux users to 3.19 percent, the data has now been amended. The updated results put ...
LinuxInsider

The Year of the Linux Desktop? This Time, the Data Says Yes

The annual assertion by open-source developers that the year of the Linux desktop is here may finally be more than a mere catchphrase. According to the web traffic analysis website StatCounter, Linux ...