linux progress for what? desktop usage? i've been happily using linux as my desktop OS for over 4 years now. gaming? gaming on linux has been great, except for kernel anti-cheat, VR, and denuvo hypervisor cracks. most games in my library just run
linux 7.1 did come out, with full builtin read/write support for ntfs (the windows filesystem), and support for a network card i have in my closet. proton 11 is out. steamOS is becoming usable for general desktops, which is good for adoption and support purposes. kde plasma 6.7 released a few days ago. progress on all sorts of linux projects is happening, as always
fedora kde is the most plug-and-play linux experience i've had. outside of the initial installer being eh, having to enable rpmfusion and disable fedora flatpaks, and having to install nvidia drivers (nvidia's fault) (p.s. don't use the drivers from their website), everything has just kinda worked for me. i really cannot say that about cachyos, arch, bazzite, or ubuntu. most software that is packaged is installable through the gui. i know some people do have issues with kde, and i assume fedora gnome works just as well.
flatpaks and flathub, the closest thing linux has to a centralized app store, is going nicely. i've seen stuff that past me would never have imagined packaged as a flatpak somehow packaged, like steamvr, wivrn, and sunshine.
support for tough apps like paint.NET and photoshop is still bad. we'll get there someday
i remember that in the past there were a few emulators that didn't support linux natively, and even though they would typically work under proton, all the ones i checked have linux builds now. i have friends and siblings using linux now. i think we're now at the stage where linux is seen as having normal people use it too, not just tech nerds.
that's my take on linux progress in general right now. you might have been talking about something specific though idk
linux 7.1 did come out, with full builtin read/write support for ntfs (the windows filesystem), and support for a network card i have in my closet. proton 11 is out. steamOS is becoming usable for general desktops, which is good for adoption and support purposes. kde plasma 6.7 released a few days ago. progress on all sorts of linux projects is happening, as always
fedora kde is the most plug-and-play linux experience i've had. outside of the initial installer being eh, having to enable rpmfusion and disable fedora flatpaks, and having to install nvidia drivers (nvidia's fault) (p.s. don't use the drivers from their website), everything has just kinda worked for me. i really cannot say that about cachyos, arch, bazzite, or ubuntu. most software that is packaged is installable through the gui. i know some people do have issues with kde, and i assume fedora gnome works just as well.
flatpaks and flathub, the closest thing linux has to a centralized app store, is going nicely. i've seen stuff that past me would never have imagined packaged as a flatpak somehow packaged, like steamvr, wivrn, and sunshine.
support for tough apps like paint.NET and photoshop is still bad. we'll get there someday
i remember that in the past there were a few emulators that didn't support linux natively, and even though they would typically work under proton, all the ones i checked have linux builds now. i have friends and siblings using linux now. i think we're now at the stage where linux is seen as having normal people use it too, not just tech nerds.
that's my take on linux progress in general right now. you might have been talking about something specific though idk