Overall, probably a positive thing as the improvements made here will flow downstream. I’m actually looking forward to seeing the performance of these new Qualcomm chips in laptops.
Will 2025 be the year of the ARM Linux desktop?
Only if 2026 is the year of the Risc V Linux Wayland Desktop .
2027 will be the year of RiscV Linux Wayland native gaming Desktop
Could this mean Linux phones?
(Very green Linux user here)
Give it a decade, I reckon. As traditional SMS and phone calling die to platforms like WhatsApp/Telegram/etc., and those platforms become available cross-platform, the idea of a Linux phone might become possible. It’s just a matter of decentralizing the distribution of that software, at that point (like how GrapheneOS and others current have the problem of needing the Google store for installing proprietary apps).
Why… is Canonical so good with business connections and spreading desktop Linux around the world? While they use fu**ing Snaps and break GNOME as “their desktop”?
Opinionated development is rarely popular with wider audiences. Canonical is a business geared towards providing Enterprise products and support. That’s how they make money. They do what they think is best for their Enterprise customers first to keep functioning.
break GNOME as “their desktop”
you mean make it tolerable :)
We all have our preferences, I personally don’t really care for stock gnome
I think their concept is just as flawed as “dash to dock”. Desperately trying to “not be Windows” (while mimicking mac lol)…
You have a huge top bar that is mainly unused space. You have no hitbox at the top right edge, because of the bad GNOME decorations (also in Firefox) and because of that stupid top bar.
Then having a dock with empty space around it, where you could easily fit clock, quicksettings and menu, why??
Dash to panel fixes most, just not the bad hitboxes to the top edge. And luckily it is very actively maintained.
Ubuntu meanwhile keeps that useless top bar and also places a bar at the edge. This is good for regular screens. But it is annoying when tiling in half.
And they dont fix it, as they still keep the silly top bar.
And the main issue is their theming, which breaks apps.
Eh, I kinda doubt too much will come of it. There is already strong incentive for ARM support because of servers and for Qualcomm-specific hardware because of Android. That is unless they plan to use completely different architectures and drivers for their new, laptop-focused stuff (and only that).
If there’s actual upstream support, it would be a massive shift for Qualcomm
Red Hat has been trying to get them to support their processors for years now with no luck
Google gave up on Qualcomm supporting their processors and told them that they aren’t allowed to modify the kernel
