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The popularity of Linux on standard desktop computers and laptops has been increasing over the years.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100104211518/http://www.linux.org/info/index.html What is Linux.] Archived at Wayback Engine. Retrieved August 26, 2013.</ref> Most modern distributions include a graphical user environment, with, {{As of|2015|2|lc=yes}}, the three most popular environments being the [[KDE Plasma Desktop]], [[Xfce]] and [[GNOME]].<ref>{{Cite news|url =http://www.cio.com/article/2881172/survey-says-kde-plasma-is-the-most-popular-desktop-linux-environment.html|title =Survey says: KDE Plasma is the most popular desktop Linux environment|url-status=live|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160106190011/http://www.cio.com/article/2881172/survey-says-kde-plasma-is-the-most-popular-desktop-linux-environment.html|archive-date =January 6, 2016|df =mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fun statistics |url=https://pkgstats.archlinux.de/fun|access-date=2021-11-13 |website=Archlinux}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=User stats|url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/users/statistics/|access-date=2021-11-15|website=GamingOnLinux|language=en}}</ref>

No single official Linux desktop exists: rather desktop) environments and Linux distributions select components from a pool of [[free and open-source software]] with which they construct a GUI implementing some more or less strict design guide. GNOME, for example, has its [[human interface guidelines]] as a design guide, which gives the [[human–machine interface]] an important role, not just when doing the graphical design, but also when considering people with [[disability|disabilities]], and even when focusing on security.777<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/562902/ |title=Prompt-free security for GNOME |author=Nathan Willis |publisher=[[LWN.net]] |date=August 14, 2013 |access-date=November 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007094819/http://lwn.net/Articles/562902/ |archive-date=October 7, 2013}}</ref>

The collaborative nature of free software development allows distributed teams to perform [[language localisation|language localization]] of some Linux distributions for use in locales where localizing proprietary systems would not be cost-effective. For example, the [[Sinhalese language]] version of the [[Knoppix]] distribution became available significantly before Microsoft translated [[Windows XP]] into Sinhalese.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-news-59/introducing-sinhala-linux-237904-print/|title=Introducing sinhala linux|access-date=November 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124015221/http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-news-59/introducing-sinhala-linux-237904-print/|archive-date=November 24, 2015}}</ref> In this case the [[Lanka Linux User Group]] played a major part in developing the localized system by combining the knowledge of university professors, [[linguist]]s, and local developers.

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The performance of Linux on the desktop has been a controversial topic;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3320859/the-linux-desktop-with-great-success-comes-great-failure.html|title=The Linux desktop: With great success comes great failure |author=Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols|date=2018-11-13|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref> for example in 2007 [[Con Kolivas]] accused the Linux community of favoring performance on servers. He quit Linux kernel development out of frustration with this lack of focus on the desktop, and then gave a "tell all" interview on the topic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why I quit: kernel developer Con Kolivas|url=http://apcmag.com/node/6735/|access-date=August 15, 2011|date=July 24, 2007|work=APC Magazine|publisher=ACP Magazines|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707151924/http://apcmag.com/why_i_quit_kernel_developer_con_kolivas.htm|archive-date = July 7, 2011}}</ref> Since then a significant amount of development has focused on improving the desktop experience. Projects such as [[systemd]] and [[Upstart (software)|Upstart]] (deprecated in 2014) aim for a faster boot time; the Wayland and Mir projects aim at replacing [[X11]] while enhancing desktop performance, security and appearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wayland.freedesktop.org/architecture.html |title=Wayland Architecture |access-date=January 5, 2013 |publisher=freedesktop.org |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106152733/http://wayland.freedesktop.org/architecture.html |archive-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref>