Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Survey: Desktop Linux use grows

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Aug 23, 20071 min

DesktopLinux.com, which is a Web site devoted to, obviously, desktop Linux, has finished a survey that found more than a doubling of Linux desktop users in the past year.

Ubuntu remains the top choice for Linux on the desktop, with 30 percent of respondents using it.

While DesktopLinux.com said its survey is not scientific, the survey did produce 38,000 votes as opposed to 14,535 votes a year ago.

Survey respondents chose Firefox as their browser of choice, with 60 percent using it. Thunderbird was the top email client, with 37 percent.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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