# Year of Desktop Linux

- Author: @gurupanguji
- Date: 2026-09-25
- URL: https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/25/year-of-desktop-linux/
- Categories: essay, technology
- Tags: linux, desktop-linux, muse, cloud, virtual-machines

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With Muse confirmed to give everyone a Virtual Machine on the cloud, we can now confidently say, 2026 is the year of desktop Linux.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ve seen a couple of posts about this so wanted to demystify. Today, every Muse user gets a free computer in the cloud. It&#39;s a real computer, and we’ve designed the security architecture of the Muse Secure VM carefully so you and your Muse can do almost anything you could with a… <a href="https://t.co/tdk4vYvF5z">pic.twitter.com/tdk4vYvF5z</a></p>&mdash; David Singleton (@dps) <a href="https://x.com/dps/status/2103161493722419334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2026</a></blockquote>
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**Related:** Part of why: [macOS Golden Gate is a buggy mess](/blog/2026/09/30/macos-golden-gate-is-a-buggy-mess/) and [stock Mac UI is a lost cause](/blog/2026/09/23/that-about-wraps-it-up-for-stock-mac-ui/).