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'''Desktop Linux''', also '''Linux on the desktop (LOTD)''' is the application of the ] ] on a ]. |
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== History == |
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Historically, ] and other ] operating systems have been utilized on ], ], and ]s in corporate or scientific environments. |
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Beginning in the latter 90's, a few ] companies, such as ], began to advertise their systems for low-end desktop computers. However, it was not until Apple released the first version of ], a UNIX-like system, that Linux began to be seen as a serious alternative to ]'s ] operating system on desktop computers, in both corporate and home environments. |
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Since the turn of the 21st century, a growing number of Linux, and even ], distributions have originated with a dedication to the desktop market. Perhaps the most famous/popular of these distributions, as of 2007, is ]'s ] distribution. |
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== Advantages == |
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Desktop Linux has long been touted by its users, vendors, and advocates as a more security-conscious, stable OS for the desktop computer {{Fact|date=May 2007}}, compared to Microsoft Windows, which has been criticized throughout its history for its security and stability problems. {{Fact|date=May 2007}} |
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=== Applications === |
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Most Desktop Linux distributions are developed and deployed with an assortment of applications developed by third-party projects, such as ], ], ], ], and ]. This is to make sure that the user will be less prone to looking for basic applications which he/she may be lacking. |
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=== 3D user interfaces === |
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In addition, with the development of ] and other hardware-accelerated user interface architectures, 3D environments have experienced greater demand from both potential and veteran Desktop Linux users. |
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==Disadvantages== |
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=== Applications === |
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Desktop Linux has also been maligned for its lack of name-brand applications in comparison to its ] and ] counterparts, ] and ]. In response, Desktop Linux advocates have blamed the more recognized application vendors, such as ], for their alleged shunning of Desktop Linux systems and users in favor of users of either Windows or Mac OS X. |
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=== Drivers === |
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The aforementioned 3D user interface environments also have come under scrutiny because of the usage of proprietary and closed-source drivers for the ]s, from ] or ] upon which the environments are dependent. In response, independent developers have reverse-engineered the drivers to write new free and open source drivers. |
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In addition, in 2006, ] began a project called "Nouveau" in order to create free and open-source drivers for Nvidia cards. |
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=== Installation === |
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{{main|Criticism of Linux}} |
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The experience of installing a Linux distribution on a desktop computer varies from person to person as well as from distribution to distribution. While a number of ways to use a Desktop Linux distribution exist, the barriers of entry remain high for many speculative users. |
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== See also == |
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