2026 is finally the year of Linux desktop — because computer use agents run on Linux VMs
djcows · x · 2026-09-20
A wry observation: 2026 may finally be "the year of the Linux desktop," but not because human users switched — it's because computer use agents typically operate inside Linux VMs, quietly driving massive Linux desktop usage.
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