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CachyOS is now Bigger than Arch Linux Ever Was! (boilingsteam.com)
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[–] C8r9VwDUTeY3ZufQRYvq@sopuli.xyz 147 points 1 month ago (2 children)

To be fair, they are looking at distro numbers on ProtonDB. It's not surprising that a distro made for and aimed at gamers is going to be popular in that context.

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 37 points 1 month ago

Yep, all I have ever seen from that website is articles making grand statements based on protondb statistics that don't support them. At least now they have a list of disclaimers at the top that let you know reading the rest of the article is pointless.

Even their disclaimers are biased though like "This may not be completely representative of all Linux gamers either.". Ooh, "may not be", you don't say... I would guesstimate that not even 20% of Linux gamers make reports on protondb.

Also, ignoring all the misuse and misunderstanding of statistics, who cares what distro is supposedly most popular. Use what works for you.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean, it's currently also the most popular distribution on DistroWatch.com. I realize neither metric is perfect, notably because there's no tracking in Linux as opposed to non-free OSs, but it shows it's extremely popular and well-reviewed.

[–] C8r9VwDUTeY3ZufQRYvq@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

True. There's probably still a significant reporting bias, but it's still notable.

[–] wilmo@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

So is MX Linux. I promise you that metric is useless since literally nobody ever talks about MX Linux except for its standing on distro watch