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Before diving into numbers, it's crucial to understand the difficulty in accurately measuring Linux's desktop environment usage. Unlike proprietary platforms, Linux users are spread across countless distributions, configurations, and setups, making precise tracking challenging. Moreover, some surveys are voluntary, introducing bias through self-selection, which can skew results either toward or away from certain display servers.
Nevertheless, some sources provide valuable data points. Two significant datasets are the Linux Hardware Survey and Firefox telemetry reports, alongside community polls.