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Ubuntu is Now the 4th Most Popular Linux Distribution on Web Servers

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Tech Drive-in; By Manuel Jose
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Ubuntu has been the most popular Linux distribution on desktop systems for sometime now and according to Google Trends data, Ubuntu probably is the first ever Linux distro to overshoot popularity of Linux itself. And now, Ubuntu is steadily increasing its market share on web servers as well. According to w3techs.com statistics, Ubuntu is now the 4th most popular Linux distro on web servers and growing at a much faster rate than its competitors.

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Quoting:Ubuntu probably is the first ever Linux distro to overshoot popularity of Linux itself.


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The part cannot be greater than its whole. (Well, maybe in an alternate universe where spacetime is running in reverse. Any astrophysicists reading this?) Regardless of the Google trends chart data, Ubuntu is a subset of Linux. What the author is trying to say is that the public's perception of Ubuntu is more popular than the perception of Linux. Okay, it's just semantics, I know. But, still, it's like saying German Shepherds are more popular than dogs.

OMG Ubuntu! It has gorgeous wallpapers and beautiful icons and awesome fonts.

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Valium, please.
I agree. The Grand Canyon may be the 'grandest' of them all..but its still a canyon. Not the best logic I know, but logic is not my forte..;-)
I'm not disagreeing with you, but...

The "science" of public opinion polls is anything but science. Depending on the way the polls were run it may very well be possible for Ubuntu to have had a higher approval and/or recognition level than "Linux." Illogical? Yes, it is. But polls, like the people they query are not (usually) logical.

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