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Criticism of desktop Linux is a history of comment on the perceived shortcomings of the Linux operating system when installed on desktop computers. These criticisms have been aimed at the plethora of issues and lack of consistency between Linux distributions, their usefulness and ease of use as desktop systems for general end users, driver support and issues with multi-media playback and audio development.
While smartphones running the Linux-based Android mobile operating system dominate the smartphone market,[2][3] and Linux is used on most servers,[4] as of 2021 exclusively run on the world's 500 fastest supercomputers,[5] and is used on the New York Stock Exchange,[6] Linux-based operating systems have failed to achieve widespread adoption on personal computers.[7]
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Fast, flexible and free, Linux is taking over the online world. But there is growing unease about security weaknesses.