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  1. #Microsoft #Windows Drops Under 60% in Global #Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years
    StatCounter June 2026 report shows #Linux at one of its strongest recent positions at 4.39% worldwide while Windows falls to 56.55%.
    #Apple's desktop platforms also remain a major part of the picture. StatCounter lists #OSX at 11.89% and #macOS at 4.48% for June 2026, meaning Apple's combined presence remains comfortably ahead of Linux in global chart. #ChromeOS follows with 1.21%.
    linuxiac.com/windows-drops-und

  2. #Microsoft #Windows Drops Under 60% in Global #Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years
    StatCounter June 2026 report shows #Linux at one of its strongest recent positions at 4.39% worldwide while Windows falls to 56.55%.
    #Apple's desktop platforms also remain a major part of the picture. StatCounter lists #OSX at 11.89% and #macOS at 4.48% for June 2026, meaning Apple's combined presence remains comfortably ahead of Linux in global chart. #ChromeOS follows with 1.21%.
    linuxiac.com/windows-drops-und

  3. For those who are interested in my Linux Audio advocacy, I've got a new developers thread at KVRAudio:

    kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.p

    I am discussing the following topic:

    Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years

    linuxiac.com/windows-drops-und

    I also discuss the many flaws in the way Statcounter counts its OS numbers.

    #Linux #LinuxAudio #MusicProduction #Audio #Music #Statcounter #OperatingSystems #Windows #MacOS #ChromeOS #OS #Development #Softwaredevelopment

  4. For those who are interested in my Linux Audio advocacy, I've got a new developers thread at KVRAudio:

    kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.p

    I am discussing the following topic:

    Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years

    linuxiac.com/windows-drops-und

    I also discuss the many flaws in the way Statcounter counts its OS numbers.

    #Linux #LinuxAudio #MusicProduction #Audio #Music #Statcounter #OperatingSystems #Windows #MacOS #ChromeOS #OS #Development #Softwaredevelopment

  5. draft - ChromeOS - Re: GUI installation of .deb packages has been deprecated.

    A - so, is it "good" for "them" or "us" or "business" or what. Is it almost trying to make it feel like that sort of "no side loading" type of feeling? Or force people to use the terminal or. Or make it so "dummies" don't install bad things by accident or something? Or is it none of the above or some of the above or we just don't know? Hm. I wonder. bc it was kinda nice having the gui installation capability and this feels like a downgrade. Hm. But even if it is some of the above, and have them force users to the terminal for *initial installation* it doesn't make sense to force users to the terminal for *software updates* as software updates include security stuff that would be beneficial for all users even "dummies" or whatever. Like, sure, maybe the initial installation should require terminal, but the UI should support software updates via the gui.

    #chromeOS #chromebook #chromeos150 #chromeOS160 #chromebookplus #8gbram #12gbram #16gbram #corei3 #corei5 #googlechrome #googlebook #aluminumOS

  6. draft - ChromeOS - Re: GUI installation of .deb packages has been deprecated.

    A - so, is it "good" for "them" or "us" or "business" or what. Is it almost trying to make it feel like that sort of "no side loading" type of feeling? Or force people to use the terminal or. Or make it so "dummies" don't install bad things by accident or something? Or is it none of the above or some of the above or we just don't know? Hm. I wonder. bc it was kinda nice having the gui installation capability and this feels like a downgrade. Hm. But even if it is some of the above, and have them force users to the terminal for *initial installation* it doesn't make sense to force users to the terminal for *software updates* as software updates include security stuff that would be beneficial for all users even "dummies" or whatever. Like, sure, maybe the initial installation should require terminal, but the UI should support software updates via the gui.

  7. ChromeOS Flex on a Dell OptiPlex 7060 Mini Tower

    ChromeOS Flex is an operating system made by Google that allows you to turn your old computers (not very old ones like those from the 90’s and the 2000’s) to Chromebooks. This gives you an opportunity to try out ChromeOS, an operating system found in Chromebooks, based on a Linux kernel. They are designed to run from bare metal with USB as the installation medium, from which you can turn your old computer to a Chromebook.

    The specifications for the Dell OptiPlex 7060 machine are as follows:

    • CPU: Intel Core i7-8700
    • GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630
    • RAM: 32 GB
    • NVMe: Lexar 512 GB M.2 NVMe
    • HDD: Toshiba 1 TB @ 7200 RPM
    • Network: Intel i219-LM Gigabit Ethernet LAN 10/100/1000 + D-Link DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB Adapter

    We have used an ancient SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8 GB USB flash drive in this testing. Here’s where this experiment took us.

    We have downloaded the latest ChromeOS Flex image using this link. After that, we’ve followed the instructions for using dd to flash the installation image to the flash drive, assuming that it’s located on /dev/sdb. However, the latest version of ChromeOS Flex (16640.57.0) didn’t fit in this USB stick, so the flashing process failed with the first 8 GB being written to the drive, with the rest not being written.

     [aptivi@archapt ~]$ sudo dd if=chromeos_16640.57.0_reven_recovery_stable-channel_RevenMPKeys-v10.bin of=/dev/sdb bs=4M status=progress  8002732032 bytes (8.0 GB, 7.5 GiB) copied, 1650 s, 4.8 MB/s  dd: error writing '/dev/sdb': No space left on device  1909+0 records in  1908+1 records out  8004304896 bytes (8.0 GB, 7.5 GiB) copied, 1981.36 s, 4.0 MB/s 

    Unfortunately, we don’t have a 16 GB flash drive or larger at this moment. Luckily, we have stored an older ChromeOS Flex version (16002.51.0), which did fit in the USB flash drive.

     [aptivi@archapt ~]$ sudo dd if=chromeos_16002.51.0_reven_recovery_stable-channel_mp-v6.bin of=/dev/sdb bs=4M status=progress  7308669440 bytes (7.3 GB, 6.8 GiB) copied, 1475 s, 5.0 MB/s  1742+1 records in  1742+1 records out  7308669440 bytes (7.3 GB, 6.8 GiB) copied, 1809.71 s, 4.0 MB/s 

    Afterwards, we have started up the target machine, which is the Dell OptiPlex 7060, after inserting the USB stick, and booted from it from the one-time boot menu you can access by pressing F12 repeatedly. Under UEFI BOOT, we’ve identified the SanDisk Cruzer Blade 2.01 USB stick, and pressed ENTER.

    Afterwards, we let it boot. (Sorry for the Moire effect in the next few screens, but we had to resize the image to cope with storage limits in our WordPress storage)

    Now, we were prompted to choose either the full installation or the live environment. We’ve chosen the live environment, since it’s just a test.

    Afterwards, we’re asked to initiate a network connection.

    Unfortunately, our D-Link USB dongle doesn’t work in ChromeOS Flex due to lack of necessary drivers needed to power the Wi-Fi dongle. Furthermore, this USB dongle uses the Realtek RTL8192EU chipset, which is incompatible with ChromeOS. Due to this, we had to perform a workaround shown below, but it isn’t ideal for long-term usage.

    First, we’ve established a “network” that would allow ChromeOS access to the internet. We’ve plugged two ends of the Ethernet cable into a laptop that runs Windows 11 with a working internet connection and into the Dell OptiPlex 7060 machine.

    After that, we’ve configured the Wi-Fi connection sharing through Ethernet by opening Control Panel (Win + R > Control > ENTER) > Network and Internet > Network Sharing Center > current Wi-Fi connection name > Properties > Sharing and by turning on “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection.” Then, we’ve chosen the Ethernet option, and pressed OK in all dialog boxes to establish a tethered Wi-Fi connection to the OptiPlex 7060 through Ethernet.

    After that, ChromeOS recognized that there’s an Internet connection coming from the Ethernet connection, so ChromeOS proceeded to load.

    After that, we’re asked how we want to choose our setup (personal, child, or work). We’ve chosen Personal for test purposes.

    Then, we’ve signed in to our Google account.

    After that, we’ve made some final configuration before we’re headed to the desktop.

    Finally, we’re at the desktop!

    Here’s some version information about the ChromeOS version we’ve flashed to the USB flash drive.

    Here are some of the demonstrative wallpapers. Please note that we couldn’t test the rest of ChromeOS Flex properly due to issues with our Wi-Fi connection at the moment (it crashed during our experiment), which caused the shared Ethernet connection to no longer work.

    The performance was rather satisfactory and works great on the Dell OptiPlex 7060, but our experience would have been smoother if the Wi-Fi connection worked out of the box with our USB dongle.

    #ChromeOS #ChromeOSFlex #news #Tech #Technology #update
  8. ChromeOS Flex on a Dell OptiPlex 7060 Mini Tower

    ChromeOS Flex is an operating system made by Google that allows you to turn your old computers (not very old ones like those from the 90’s and the 2000’s) to Chromebooks. This gives you an opportunity to try out ChromeOS, an operating system found in Chromebooks, based on a Linux kernel. They are designed to run from bare metal with USB as the installation medium, from which you can turn your old computer to a Chromebook.

    The specifications for the Dell OptiPlex 7060 machine are as follows:

    • CPU: Intel Core i7-8700
    • GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630
    • RAM: 32 GB
    • NVMe: Lexar 512 GB M.2 NVMe
    • HDD: Toshiba 1 TB @ 7200 RPM
    • Network: Intel i219-LM Gigabit Ethernet LAN 10/100/1000 + D-Link DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB Adapter

    We have used an ancient SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8 GB USB flash drive in this testing. Here’s where this experiment took us.

    We have downloaded the latest ChromeOS Flex image using this link. After that, we’ve followed the instructions for using dd to flash the installation image to the flash drive, assuming that it’s located on /dev/sdb. However, the latest version of ChromeOS Flex (16640.57.0) didn’t fit in this USB stick, so the flashing process failed with the first 8 GB being written to the drive, with the rest not being written.

     [aptivi@archapt ~]$ sudo dd if=chromeos_16640.57.0_reven_recovery_stable-channel_RevenMPKeys-v10.bin of=/dev/sdb bs=4M status=progress  8002732032 bytes (8.0 GB, 7.5 GiB) copied, 1650 s, 4.8 MB/s  dd: error writing '/dev/sdb': No space left on device  1909+0 records in  1908+1 records out  8004304896 bytes (8.0 GB, 7.5 GiB) copied, 1981.36 s, 4.0 MB/s 

    Unfortunately, we don’t have a 16 GB flash drive or larger at this moment. Luckily, we have stored an older ChromeOS Flex version (16002.51.0), which did fit in the USB flash drive.

     [aptivi@archapt ~]$ sudo dd if=chromeos_16002.51.0_reven_recovery_stable-channel_mp-v6.bin of=/dev/sdb bs=4M status=progress  7308669440 bytes (7.3 GB, 6.8 GiB) copied, 1475 s, 5.0 MB/s  1742+1 records in  1742+1 records out  7308669440 bytes (7.3 GB, 6.8 GiB) copied, 1809.71 s, 4.0 MB/s 

    Afterwards, we have started up the target machine, which is the Dell OptiPlex 7060, after inserting the USB stick, and booted from it from the one-time boot menu you can access by pressing F12 repeatedly. Under UEFI BOOT, we’ve identified the SanDisk Cruzer Blade 2.01 USB stick, and pressed ENTER.

    Afterwards, we let it boot. (Sorry for the Moire effect in the next few screens, but we had to resize the image to cope with storage limits in our WordPress storage)

    Now, we were prompted to choose either the full installation or the live environment. We’ve chosen the live environment, since it’s just a test.

    Afterwards, we’re asked to initiate a network connection.

    Unfortunately, our D-Link USB dongle doesn’t work in ChromeOS Flex due to lack of necessary drivers needed to power the Wi-Fi dongle. Furthermore, this USB dongle uses the Realtek RTL8192EU chipset, which is incompatible with ChromeOS. Due to this, we had to perform a workaround shown below, but it isn’t ideal for long-term usage.

    First, we’ve established a “network” that would allow ChromeOS access to the internet. We’ve plugged two ends of the Ethernet cable into a laptop that runs Windows 11 with a working internet connection and into the Dell OptiPlex 7060 machine.

    After that, we’ve configured the Wi-Fi connection sharing through Ethernet by opening Control Panel (Win + R > Control > ENTER) > Network and Internet > Network Sharing Center > current Wi-Fi connection name > Properties > Sharing and by turning on “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection.” Then, we’ve chosen the Ethernet option, and pressed OK in all dialog boxes to establish a tethered Wi-Fi connection to the OptiPlex 7060 through Ethernet.

    After that, ChromeOS recognized that there’s an Internet connection coming from the Ethernet connection, so ChromeOS proceeded to load.

    After that, we’re asked how we want to choose our setup (personal, child, or work). We’ve chosen Personal for test purposes.

    Then, we’ve signed in to our Google account.

    After that, we’ve made some final configuration before we’re headed to the desktop.

    Finally, we’re at the desktop!

    Here’s some version information about the ChromeOS version we’ve flashed to the USB flash drive.

    Here are some of the demonstrative wallpapers. Please note that we couldn’t test the rest of ChromeOS Flex properly due to issues with our Wi-Fi connection at the moment (it crashed during our experiment), which caused the shared Ethernet connection to no longer work.

    The performance was rather satisfactory and works great on the Dell OptiPlex 7060, but our experience would have been smoother if the Wi-Fi connection worked out of the box with our USB dongle.

    #ChromeOS #ChromeOSFlex #news #Tech #Technology #update
  9. Interessante Entwicklung. Ich hätte erwartet, dass sie nichts mehr an #ChromeOS machen. Ich werde mal die #Performance testen.

  10. Interessante Entwicklung. Ich hätte erwartet, dass sie nichts mehr an #ChromeOS machen. Ich werde mal die #Performance testen.

  11. Linux Mint microblog update:

    Why not put Mint on a cheap Chromebook?

    It's really difficult to get a modern Chromebook to boot to install media that isn't ChromeOs.

    Really really difficult.

    But once booted to the Linux Mint install media, things are just moving along with the usual chill simplicity...so far.

    I will update again once I am finish.
    (Update: No luck so far. But I will turn this into a thread with updates until my Chromebook runs some version of Linux.)

    Also, I clicked past so many warranty voiding warnings.

    I genuinely wouldn't bother if:

    1. Google's terms of service were short enough to read.
    2. Google had stayed out of my news feed for privacy concerns for, let's say, the past five years.

    But lacking both of those, I'm going to continue to wipe Google's OS off of any device I use.

    #ivoidwarranties #chromeos #linuxmint #chromebook #microblog

  12. Linux Mint microblog update:

    Why not put Mint on a cheap Chromebook?

    It's really difficult to get a modern Chromebook to boot to install media that isn't ChromeOs.

    Really really difficult.

    But once booted to the Linux Mint install media, things are just moving along with the usual chill simplicity...so far.

    I will update again once I am finish.
    (Update: No luck so far. But I will turn this into a thread with updates until my Chromebook runs some version of Linux.)

    Also, I clicked past so many warranty voiding warnings.

    I genuinely wouldn't bother if:

    1. Google's terms of service were short enough to read.
    2. Google had stayed out of my news feed for privacy concerns for, let's say, the past five years.

    But lacking both of those, I'm going to continue to wipe Google's OS off of any device I use.

    #ivoidwarranties #chromeos #linuxmint #chromebook #microblog

  13. If you have some kind of device running #Android with keyboard+mouse input, you too will likely enjoy the changes as you should be able to likewise disable all touch-specific code too! The Android version still has some compiled out code for desktop-y concepts like window handling so your mileage may vary however.

    ...I'm also not sure how commonplace it is to have an Android device with non-touchscreen input. If you're on Chrome OS our typical recommendation is to install Principia inside of the Crostini Linux container. Or do as I did, flash the bootloader with Coreboot and install regular Linux onto it!

    voxelmanip.se/2024/09/02/turni

    #opensource #android #chromeos #chromebook #chrultrabook

  14. If you have some kind of device running #Android with keyboard+mouse input, you too will likely enjoy the changes as you should be able to likewise disable all touch-specific code too! The Android version still has some compiled out code for desktop-y concepts like window handling so your mileage may vary however.

    ...I'm also not sure how commonplace it is to have an Android device with non-touchscreen input. If you're on Chrome OS our typical recommendation is to install Principia inside of the Crostini Linux container. Or do as I did, flash the bootloader with Coreboot and install regular Linux onto it!

    voxelmanip.se/2024/09/02/turni

    #opensource #android #chromeos #chromebook #chrultrabook

  15. FYI: Googlebook is here: what Google's AI laptop actually changes: Google launched Googlebook on May 12, 2026: an AI-first laptop merging Android and ChromeOS, with Gemini built in and chips from Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. ppc.land/googlebook-is-here-wh #Googlebook #AI #laptop #Android #ChromeOS

  16. FYI: Googlebook is here: what Google's AI laptop actually changes: Google launched Googlebook on May 12, 2026: an AI-first laptop merging Android and ChromeOS, with Gemini built in and chips from Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. ppc.land/googlebook-is-here-wh #Googlebook #AI #laptop #Android #ChromeOS

  17. ICYMI: Googlebook is here: what Google's AI laptop actually changes: Google launched Googlebook on May 12, 2026: an AI-first laptop merging Android and ChromeOS, with Gemini built in and chips from Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. ppc.land/googlebook-is-here-wh #Googlebook #AI #Laptop #TechNews #ChromeOS

  18. ICYMI: Googlebook is here: what Google's AI laptop actually changes: Google launched Googlebook on May 12, 2026: an AI-first laptop merging Android and ChromeOS, with Gemini built in and chips from Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. ppc.land/googlebook-is-here-wh #Googlebook #AI #Laptop #TechNews #ChromeOS

  19. Googlebook is here: what Google's AI laptop actually changes: Google launched Googlebook on May 12, 2026: an AI-first laptop merging Android and ChromeOS, with Gemini built in and chips from Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. ppc.land/googlebook-is-here-wh #Googlebook #AI #Laptop #Android #ChromeOS

  20. Googlebook is here: what Google's AI laptop actually changes: Google launched Googlebook on May 12, 2026: an AI-first laptop merging Android and ChromeOS, with Gemini built in and chips from Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. ppc.land/googlebook-is-here-wh #Googlebook #AI #Laptop #Android #ChromeOS

  21. Googlebook: Hardware Pivot or Software Confusion?

    What is the new Googlebook laptop? Learn about the May 2026 announcement regarding the Gemini AI integration and the potential new Aluminium operating system.

    #googlebook, #geminiai, #chromeos, #androidnews, #techupdate

    newsletter.tf/googlebook-lapto

  22. Google announced the new Googlebook laptop on May 12, 2026. It aims to combine Android and Chrome features, but it faces more competition than the original Chromebook.

    #googlebook, #geminiai, #chromeos, #androidnews, #techupdate
    newsletter.tf/googlebook-lapto

  23. @jorge so basically Microsoft maintains and provides now a Gentoo-based distribution 😁

    @thilo

    #Gentoo #ChromeOS #FlatcarLinux

  24. @jorge so basically Microsoft maintains and provides now a Gentoo-based distribution 😁

    @thilo

    #Gentoo #ChromeOS #FlatcarLinux