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Linux distributions have become increasingly common on [[mainframe computer|mainframes]], partly due to pricing and the open-source model.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://enterprisesystemsmedia.com/article/how-cios-can-use-linux-on-the-mainframe-to-maximize-savings-and-lower- |title=How CIOs Can Use Linux on the Mainframe to Maximize Savings and Lower TCO |last=Danner |first=David |date=April 3, 2012 |work=Enterprise Executive |publisher=Enterprise Systems Media |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708202839/http://enterprisesystemsmedia.com/article/how-cios-can-use-linux-on-the-mainframe-to-maximize-savings-and-lower- |archive-date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=July 8, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2009, computer giant [[IBM]] reported that it would predominantly market and sell mainframe-based Enterprise Linux Server.<ref name="The Register">{{cite web|author=Timothy Prickett Morgan|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/11/ibm_linux_only_mainframe/|title=IBM punts Linux-only mainframes Big MIPS, deep discounts|publisher=The Register|date=December 11, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213204122/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/11/ibm_linux_only_mainframe/|archive-date=December 13, 2009}}</ref> At [[LinuxCon|LinuxCon North America 2015]], IBM announced [[LinuxONE]], a series of mainframes specifically designed to run Linux and open-source software.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Babcock|first1=Charles|title=IBM's LinuxONE Mainframe: What's Old Is New Again|url=http://www.informationweek.com/software/operating-systems/ibms-linuxone-mainframe-whats-old-is-new-again/a/d-id/1321789|website=InformationWeek|publisher=InformationWeek|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708205846/http://www.informationweek.com/software/operating-systems/ibms-linuxone-mainframe-whats-old-is-new-again/a/d-id/1321789|archive-date=July 8, 2016 |language=en|date=August 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hoffman|first1=Dale|last2=Mitran|first2=Marcel|title=Open Source & ISV Ecosystem Enablement for LinuxONE and IBM z|url=https://events.static.linuxfound.org/sites/events/files/slides/lcna15_linuxone.pdf|website=Linux Foundation|publisher=IBM|access-date=July 8, 2016|language=en|date=August 17, 2015}}</ref>
Linux distributions are also dominant as [[operating system]]s for [[supercomputer]]s.<ref name="rules_supercomputers">{{cite news | title = Linux rules supercomputers | url = https://www.forbes.com/home/enterprisetech/2005/03/15/cz_dl_0315linux.html | last = Lyons | first = Daniel | access-date = February 22, 2007 | work = Forbes | date = March 15, 2005 | url-status=
== Smart devices ==
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On August 22, 2018, Valve released their own fork of Wine called [[Proton (compatibility layer)|Proton]], aimed at gaming. It features some improvements over the vanilla Wine such as Vulkan-based DirectX 11 and 12 implementations, Steam integration, better full screen and game controller support and improved performance for multi-threaded games.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/221410/announcements/detail/1696055855739350561|title=Steam for Linux :: Introducing a new version of Steam Play|date=2018-08-21|access-date=2018-09-10|language=en}}</ref>
In 2021, ProtonDB, an online aggregator of games supporting Linux, stated that 78% of the top thousand games on Steam were able to run on Linux using either [[Proton (software)|Proton]] or a native port.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ProtonDB homepage|url=https://www.protondb.com/
== Specialized uses ==
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