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Comment by badc0ffee

6 hours ago

It does show up on top 5 lists for Linux desktop distros quite a lot, and COSMIC is quite unique, so I suspect a lot of people are at least trying it.

(I wasn't able to make it work on a scrap Dell I tried it on because the GPU was too old. Booted the USB key and COSMIC greeter failed to start)

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PorciiVorbesc  6 hours ago

>It does show up on top 5 lists for Linux desktop distros quite a lot

1) Firstly, your source plase? My research according to Google Gemini 3.8 Pro shows top 5 DEs are as follows:

  +---+---------------+------------+-------------------------------------+
  | # | Environment   | Est. Share | Primary Ecosystem / Defaults        |
  +---+---------------+------------+-------------------------------------+
  | 1 | GNOME         | 45% - 50%  | Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, RHEL        |
  | 2 | KDE Plasma    | 25% - 30%  | SteamOS, openSUSE, Kubuntu, Manjaro |
  | 3 | Cinnamon      |  8% - 12%  | Linux Mint flagship                 |
  | 4 | Xfce          |  6% - 9%   | MX Linux, Xubuntu, low-spec PCs     |
  | 5 | MATE          |  2% - 4%   | Ubuntu MATE, Mint MATE (GNOME 2)    |
  | - | Others / WMs  |  3% - 5%   | Hyprland, i3, Sway, LXQt, Budgie    |
  +---+---------------+------------+-------------------------------------+

So then COSMIC isn't even TOP 5, for this to be a major target by market share as originally claimed.

2) Secondly, keep in mind that distrowatch is not representative of linux userbase. MX-Linux kept showing up at the top spot for many years despite being niche.

3) And thirdly, TOP 5 DE isn't really an achievement when Linux DE market share is overwhelmingly dominated by KDE Plasma and Gnome as the majority shareholders, with XFCE and Cinnamon trailing. So Cosmic DE if it somehow made the no. 5 spot, would still be ignorable sub <1% market share, as I initially claimed, basically invisible to bad actors.

  • yugoslavia4ever  6 hours ago

    You're being way too defensive. GP replying to you was clearly trying to have a conversation, not attack your knowledge. Chill.

    • PorciiVorbesc  6 hours ago

      >You're being way too defensive.

      "Way too defensive" how? By asking and bringing data for my PoV?

      >GP replying to you was clearly trying to have a conversation

      As am I, except I ask for, and also bring data to back up my PoV, instead of vague opinions.

      >Chill.

      Where am I not being chill?

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  • satvikpendem  6 hours ago

    Don't post AI generated content, if needed post the actual source.

    • PorciiVorbesc  6 hours ago

      >Don't post AI generated content

      Do you have a better source than GP?

      >if needed post the actual source

      Define "actual source"? In good faith, I mean.

      Where else do you get this information that's, quote, "actual source"?

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