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Does Linux have a future?
It’s hard to say, but I have a feeling Linux isn’t going anywhere, at least not in the foreseeable future: The server industry is evolving, but it’s been doing so forever. Linux has a habit of seizing server market share, although the cloud could transform the industry in ways we’re just beginning to realize.
Why isn’t Linux used more widely?
The main reason why Linux is not popular on the desktop is that it doesn’t have “the one” OS for the desktop as does Microsoft with its Windows and Apple with its macOS. If Linux had only one operating system, then the scenario would be totally different today. Linux world has a plethora of OSs to choose from.
Is Linux gaining in popularity?
79.4 percent of companies are adding more Linux relative to other operating systems in the next five years. More people are reporting that their Linux deployments are migrations from Windows than any other platform, including Unix migrations.
Is Linux going away?
CentOS Linux is going away, with CentOS Stream becoming the project’s focus. CentOS Linux 8, released in 2019, will receive updates until the end of 2021, meaning CentOS 8’s lifecycle is significantly shorter than the community expected when it was released.
Does anyone still use Linux?
About two percent of desktop PCs and laptops use Linux, and there were over 2 billion in use in 2015. That’s about 4 million computers running Linux. The figure would be higher now, of course—possibly about 4.5 million, which is, roughly, the population of Kuwait.
Is CentOS end of life?
The Linux community was caught unprepared when, in December 2020, as part of a change in the way Red Hat supports and develops CentOS, Red Hat suddenly announced that it’s cutting the official CentOS 8 support window from ten years – to just two, with support ending Dec 31, 2021.
What will replace CentOS?
Rocky Linux
Rocky Linux was created to offer the community an alternative following Red Hat’s recent decision to shift its focus away from CentOS—the open source version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).