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Probably not 2026, but sure, by 2030. A fair chunk of the younger generation do give a shit about privacy (see also: torrenting on the rise again), Linux is mostly unattended with respect to configuring things these days, and things like "sound" and "games" are for the most part a thing of the past outside of 4 or 5 specific games that require kernel-level anticheat.

yes torrenting is on the rise, and a lot more people seem to be aware of private torrents.

The year of the Linux Desktop was like 3 years ago with Proton becoming good and the kernel getting a ton of improvements.

2025 is surly the year of Linux desktop this time!