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Ubuntu is growing faster on Windows 11 than on native Linux PCs, says Canonical
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this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2026
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Does this suggest that more Ubuntu users are developers than typical non-technical people (or that they're about to be)? We need to pump up those numbers on average peoples' computers
Unfortunately most people are intimidated and wary of Linux because "some of my programs might not work"
Average people aren't going to learn a new system because the whole "devil you know" thing.
Simply, the majority of people would rather stick with MS than install a new OS.
If containers, VMs, and dual-boot are banned in the workspace I kinda feel the fear of things not work is legit. When I'm forced to code on a Windows computer without WSL at university's Programming course in electrical engineering department. Everything I'm used to, bash, cat, cd, ls, nvim, sed, grep, ..., simply don't exist. And I end up find it easier to code in the small text box of the site they provide than any of the slow, non-Vim mode, IDEs.