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27·3 months agoGotta have to congratulate the folks over at Zorin OS for this succes. Mad props!
Though, I gotta wonder: Can we expect similar numbers for Linux Mint or Ubuntu? Or, has Zorin OS somehow won the post-W10 SEO-wars? And, if so, how?
Thoughts on the info here: https://isopenbsdsecu.re/?
I highly value Madaidan’s input on the matter and also their work on projects such as Kicksecure and Whonix. Furthermore, it’s clear that Desktop Linux hasn’t been able to combat all the pain points that were mentioned in the article. However, we’ve definitely come a long way since and there’s lot to be optimistic about; secureblue to name a thriving project.
But, while I appreciate how the article continues to draw awareness to the fact that Desktop Linux isn’t as secure as some like to think, the write-up is ultimately bound to be (severely) outdated at some point. And, perhaps, we might already be past the point in which it does more harm than good…
Anyhow, I’d like to take this opportunity to promote a platform that actually continues to deliver up-to-date articles about security on Linux: https://privsec.dev/posts/linux/
I’m not sure if that reasoning is true, though. The popularity over time of both Bazzite and Nobara can be viewed through many different ways, but the data seems to suggest that Bazzite overtaking Nobara in popularity happened long after both had received their respective Steam Deck images. Heck, even Bazzite’s own metrics seem to suggest that the hype is a very recent one. This is also reflected on social media platforms like Youtube:
As for how or why Bazzite succeeded in overtaking Nobara? I actually don’t know. Perhaps it’s simply because it happens to be closer to SteamOS[1] in design philosophy. Or, maybe its atomic/‘cloud-native’ (or whatever) nature makes it (somehow) more attractive to install for the crowd that (at least traditionally) never got into Linux.
FWIW -perhaps we may find the crux of the matter in here- if I had to pick a distro to use on my personal gaming rig, then I’d probs go for CachyOS[2] for its (ever-so-slightly) superior performance. But…, if I were to install a distro on the gaming rig of a new-Linux user, then I’d undoubtedly go for Bazzite instead.
The Linux distro shipped in over (allegedly) 4 million sold units. ↩︎
And use it until it breaks… At least, that’s what happened to my previous Arch(-based) installations. ↩︎