The Year of the Linux Desktop Has Begun
A record of a twenty-year Mac user switching to Ubuntu Desktop on the occasion of Windows 10 end of support. Looking back at the quarter century in which the "Year of the Linux Desktop" has been proclaimed again and again, the article covers the setup, the day-to-day experience, and the eventual assessment.
1. Preface
Every time Microsoft announces a new operating system, voices calling for a migration to the Linux Desktop are raised anew. In 1999, when Microsoft Windows 2000…
2. Equipment for the New Year
The Linux distribution currently in use is Ubuntu 25.10. The initial installation was 24.10, upgraded in stages through 25.04 to 25.10. Linux has many distinct…
3. Trusting Canonical and Lenovo
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 is an Ubuntu-certified machine, but the certified release is 22.04 LTS. A custom image is recommended, and the documentation warns…
4. If You Have Complaints, Fix Them by Hand
Ubuntu applications are distributed through several coexisting formats with different philosophies: the standard .deb, along with Snap, Flatpak, and AppImage. F…
5. Parting Ways with the Mac
A strength of the Apple ecosystem is the deep integration of hardware, software, services, and their interaction. Before comparing the X1 Carbon with a MacBook…
6. Overall Assessment — Has the New Year Arrived? —
The conclusion comes first: even in 2026, it is difficult to say that the "Year of the Linux Desktop" has arrived. What this article has reaffirmed is, more tha…