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Since I am sick with Tonsillitis I decided to take a quick break from news and work on something else. Today I have updated the User Statistics Page and here's what's new.

Three new Linux Distributions join the ranks:
- PCLinuxOS
- Netrunner
- ZorinOS

So we now have a choice of 25 different distributions. We have 339 people who claim their Distribution is "Not Listed", so it would be good if you could check and let me know if yours is still missing and if not, select it to help us get accurate stats.

Also, I have implemented an expandable full details box (click it) for a full list with percentages and total users. So now the graphs are a "Top 10" and the expandable box will have more info. This is something that was requested before, so I was happy to add it in.

Now, what else what you guys like this page to display? I'm keen to make it as useful as possible for you guys!

I've also done a bunch of back-end work towards having the ability to select the date of the graphs you want to see, so in future there will be a dropdown box or something for say "july 2016, august 2016, sep..." you get the idea.

Visit the User Statistics page for the fresh stats right now: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/users/statistics

Updates
Okay, so now the RAM and Resolution graphs work properly again, those are the two that use natural number sorting, rather than highest to lowest like all the others.

I have now also enabled the javascript for the graphs, so hovering over a bar will now give you the percentage. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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cprn Jul 24, 2016
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: z3ntuEverything under 14GB RAM is missing!
Yeah working on that ATM, [...]

...on prod? Duuuude. :'(
GustyGhost Jul 24, 2016
Add ObscureOS No Users Edition plz.

No, I jest... but where does the line get drawn? Should there be an option for the guys who do Linux from scratch? Maybe it would be better served to have a text box option if one can't find their distro on the list.
Liam Dawe Jul 24, 2016
Quoting: cprn
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: z3ntuEverything under 14GB RAM is missing!
Yeah working on that ATM, [...]

...on prod? Duuuude. :'(
No, locally, i just didn't realise it wasn't working correctly for that one graph when I put it up.

Quoting: Segata SanshiroI still think sorting it out by distro families is the way forward, you'd have to spend such a disproportionate amount of time to include all the most obscure distros. Hannah Montana Linux doesn't mean much to anyone except to the one person using it, so from a user statistics point of view it would be pointless to include.

That's just my opinion, I know people tend to feel very strongly and want what distro they're using to be known, but from a gaming standpoint, it's somewhat irrelevant.
I prefer having it not per-family, as you don't get a decent breakdown of exactly what people are using, which is actually a major point of what I am doing here. To really see what people are using, not a broad family definition of the distro.
Liam Dawe Jul 24, 2016
Okay: Resolution and RAM graphs fixed up with their natural sorting all correct. All others go from highest to lowest now as requested (because it makes sense).
Oniondreams Jul 24, 2016
Great work, these are starting to look really nice! I have a few comments though. As have been mentioned earlier in the comments it would be nice to see some graphs that displays the progress over time. Also it would be nice to be able to see the percentage for a alternative in the graph, and not just the number of people who chosen it. I know the percentages is listed under "click for full statistics", but it would be nicer to have them directly in the graph.

I would also be interested in seeing some sort of breakdown of the "Window Manager Only" alternative in the "Desktop Environment" graph. But I can see how that could easily clutter up the graph so maybe it is best as is after all. Also, I think the "Monitors" graph should be renamed to "Number of Monitors" or something similar to be extra clear :)
Liam Dawe Jul 24, 2016
I have enabled the javascript option for the graphs, which now enables me to show the percentage in a tooltip hover thingy when you mouse over each bar, as requested by a few of you :)

I already mentioned that you will eventually be able to look at older graphs once the basics are done (pretty much there). Being able to see a graph of changes over time is another interesting thing to do too, so that's probable.
Cr1ogen Jul 24, 2016
I like to see in the distro to list, some more generic to join the unknown distro, like Debian based, Arch based, Slackware based
Maki Jul 24, 2016
Quoting: LukeNukemActually, I'd like to see a category for "Tiling Window Managers", or see that added as a choice under "Desktop Environment".
Maybe there could be an option to manually fill in some data so you could figure out who uses what and add the relevant info over time?
Comandante Ñoñardo Jul 24, 2016
Is the first time I read about PCLinuxOS... I'm gonna give it a try... someday..
Zorin is on my list too..
boltronics Jul 25, 2016
I have 3 machines running Debian, and two running GuixSD (or three if you count my spouse's Windows machine which I secretly made a dual-boot system). :)

I mainly game under Debian GNU/Linux though, although this might change over the next year as GuixSD gets better tooling support and I get better at Scheme. Being a FSF distro, it's never going to support or assist in running proprietary games. I hear NixOS has Steam support though, which is a similar distro.
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