The gaming sector has played a pivotal role in Linux's rising popularity. Valve's Steam Deck, a handheld gaming device running on Linux-based SteamOS, has introduced a new audience to the capabilities ...

Right now, for December 2025, Linux users made up 3.58% of the Steam userbase, which is a new record for the OS. That doesn't sound like a lot, but in September, the percentage was at 2.68%. The ...

You hear declarations every year about the long-told "year of the Linux desktop" arriving this year, having arrived years ago ...

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 ...