Linus Torvalds would like there to be a single standardized desktop for all Linux distros

Linus Torvalds, creator and leader of Linux kernel maintenance, has for years been clear the main reason why Linux has triumphed in everything except the desktop. For him it's simple, most people do not want to install an operating system and the advantage is Windows because it comes pre-installed, just as it happens with Android on mobile phones.



And as he tells in an interview recently, another reason why Linux on the desktop has not taken off in 25 years is fragmentation. In fact, Torvalds goes so far as to say that he would like a standard desk for all the distros.

Fragmentation in Linux is a fact and for years it has been a divisive issue among the community, some believe it is a plague, and like Linus, they blame it largely for being one of the reasons why Linux on the desktop simply You will never have your year, there are too many dilute efforts between different projects that could come together to create something more competitive.

For others, Torvalds idea of ​​a single desktop would sound like heresy, after all, part of the essence of Linux is just the huge variety of different projects, possible thanks to open development, and thanks to this they have been born and are constantly born new environments and distributions that seek to reinvent the wheel a bit and add something new.
Linus continues to believe in Chromebooks
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Linus does not really blame the fragmentation that Linux has "failed" on the desktop, but he does believe that it is a factor that delays him at least a little. He also believes that there has been progress in that segment as with Flatpak and its universal packages.

He also points out that this is not a kernel problem, it is something that personally causes him some discomfort. He says he is still optimistic "although it's been 25 years, you probably have to give him a few more years".

Linus has long believed that Chromebooks have the potential to unify the Linux platform on the desktop, and continues to believe in it. Especially now that Chrome OS allows the installation of Debian packages officially and you do not have to depend only on projects like Crouton.

He personally would not mind using a Chromebook, but although he can run Linux natively on them, they still allow him to test the kernel which is what he is interested in. Maybe in some years, but they have not arrived there yet. "We'll see," he says.

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