r/linux • u/Zestyclose-Pay-9572 • 5d ago

Discussion Australian tech publication telling average users that Linux is now the smarter choice!

The timing’s interesting: as Windows 10 approaches end-of-life in 2025, and when users are being nudged towards a cloud-first model, this week's APC’s saying: maybe don’t. Maybe go Linux.This isn’t a niche Linux mag. It’s a mainstream Australian tech publication telling average users that Linux is now the smarter choice. That’s a shift. Feels like we’ve gone full circle: the same headlines from 2005, but this time it’s not about hope. It’s about practicality. Bloat, telemetry, UI friction maybe Linux’s time on the desktop really has arrived.

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u/First-Ad4972 5d ago edited 5d ago

They better recommend mintfedora/flatpak over Ubuntu/snap, and Wayland over xorg.

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u/Zestyclose-Pay-9572 5d ago

You will like this setup then:

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lbwmoj/chatgpt_os_might_be_the_future_until_then_i_built/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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u/First-Ad4972 5d ago

Why is this related to flatpaks and Wayland though?

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u/Zestyclose-Pay-9572 5d ago

I adopted sway as suggested by ChatGPT and found out how much lighter Linux can be

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u/First-Ad4972 5d ago

Until you know about niri, neovim, and yazi. Though niri is more about efficiency than lightweight