2026 won’t be “the year of the Linux desktop” but it might be the clearest turning point yet.
What’s different now:
🖥️ Wayland maturity + GNOME/KDE momentum
🎮 Proton keeps improving (anti-cheat is still the big cliff)
📦 Flatpak/Flathub making app installs way less distro-dependent
💥 Push factors: Win10 EOL + Win11 friction, Intel Macs being sunset

Full breakdown: https://linuxexpert.org/2026-wont-be-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop/

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