[TriLUG] Linux Desktop

[Stephen Wiley via TriLUG]

IMO the "user unfriendliness" of desktop Linux using the shell for most
things makes using agent harnesses way more effective on it. You can
just tell codex or opencode or your own custom harness "make this
happen" and it happens with little, if any, fuss.

It's also way easier to try weird stuff on that AI might make more
practical where non-free OSes tend to have canned, highly opinionated
GUIs.

--Stephen

On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 05:10:31PM -0400, Dwain Sims via TriLUG wrote:
> https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-desktop-use-surged-on-one-workday-cloudflare-data-shows/
> 
> I know I got a lot of naysayers when I posted something like this before,
> but here is yet another story about the growth of Linux on the desktop.  It
> looks like AI workbench usage;  what do I know....
> 
> Dwain
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