Linux users survey!

To get an idea of this community, and to try the cool CryptPad Survey feature, I created a pretty big Linux usage survey!

The data is anonymized and the content encrypted on the server. I plan on publishing the results.

Have fun!

It works on hardened Firefox on a phone, but the experience is better on a PC.

live results

Notes

  1. I am very sorry but the question “it is okay that my above message gets published” cannot reasonably be respected, as the text is just dumped into a single block
  2. Lag caused some empty questions to appear, removed
  3. A question about disk encryption and “why do you use other OS” got mixed up
  4. i changed the wording of some questions or added more options, so there may be duplicate old answers or too little new ones. You can edit your submission and update your answers.
muhyb,

I didn’t see these questions at all.

  • Do you feel represented in the community?
  • How do you feel, how could the community improve?
  • Do you modify your install in these areas?

I couldn’t find an answer for this question

  • Why did you start using Linux? (My answer would be, found it on a magazine)

This question is not distinctive

  • Do you use other Operating Systems? (Yes I do use Android but not on a PC)

I would expect “independent” as an answer for these questions

  • Where does the distro you use originate from?
  • What origin was your FIRST distro from?
linearchaos,
@linearchaos@lemmy.world avatar

So there are 43+ NixOS users and noone switched away for another OS?

Woot!

I keep pondering switching back to Debbie and every time I get in a fight with … well everything I try to install … And I look at my configuration.nix and sunk cost fallacy sits in.

I don’t really need Splashtop, NinjaRMM, Parsec Server right?

hobbsc,

Some of the questions about distros don’t take into account those of us who have been using Linux since the mid-90s. Your scope here seems to be directed at the last decade or so.

boredsquirrel,

Haha yeah for sure I underestimated this community

azvasKvklenko,

More non-binary than female lmao

boredsquirrel,

Yes this is crazy

stebator,

Cryptpad still doesn’t support rclone file transfer or at least WebDAV? Was waiting for this for ages…

grue,

Why the fuck does a survey need a loading screen with a progress bar?

Holy shit, people, some HTML with input fields and a submit button does not need to be this over engineered!

boredsquirrel,

Its encrypted on the server and decrypted in your browser. Not useful for this survey though

mryessir,

Modularity of software ranked way too low.

scratchandgame, (edited )

Encrypted forms are not usable. Uncaught Error: TIMEOUT. I enabled WASM.

ani,

Done.

I once used CryptPad Form as well, it’s pretty cool.

youpie,
@youpie@lemmy.emphisia.nl avatar

wow I did not expect Linux to be this male dominated

jol,

Is it really that surprising? Specially the type of person that would be on Lemmy and use Linux.

youpie, (edited )
@youpie@lemmy.emphisia.nl avatar

well yes, it means we still have a very long way to go as a society edit: at least as community

boredsquirrel,

No me neither, crazy huh.

At least this community. Linux ≠ Linux community on the Fediverse.

Spectacle8011,
@Spectacle8011@lemmy.comfysnug.space avatar

I’m surprised there was any female participation at all.

ulkesh,
@ulkesh@beehaw.org avatar

I’ve done my part!

borari,

Just to note, Kali is a downstream release of Debian Testing, not Ubuntu. Also for question 55 you didn’t include “git clone and build binary from src”.

boredsquirrel,

Thanks, but poorly changing this now would cause breakage.

Yes forgot source install completely, thats an issue.

Red_sun_in_the_sky,
@Red_sun_in_the_sky@lemmy.ml avatar

I answered

wolf,

Sorry, but how are a lot of the questions relevant for this community?

Especially concerning the (family) income, age, being neurodivergent etc. These are sensitive information and seem more fitting for a market survey/selling ads.

What is your goal with the answers? What are your research questions? How will the answers help this community?

boredsquirrel,

I think they are relevant to getting to know this community. The questions are optional.

So going into this survey my idea of this community was

  • Linux mint or arch users
  • male
  • 25 average
  • often neurodivergent
  • more income than average as tech stuff is kinda educated friendly

I am neurodivergent myself. I am interested if free software actually reaches poorer people. I am interested how diverse we are.

wolf,

Thanks for your answer, I guess fair enough. ;-)

Good luck for your survey!

avidamoeba,
@avidamoeba@lemmy.ca avatar

Done. 🥰

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