What 10,000+ People Say About Linux Graphics

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How do you acquire your video driver(s) on your Linux system(s)?
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Vendor's website: 24.91%
Source Using Git: 1.88%
Source Using Released/Snapshot: 4.08%
Distribution-Supplied/Package Repository: 61.20%
Third-Party Install Script: 4.49%
Other: 3.42%

From the respondents so far, the overwhelming majority are using the display drivers that ship with their distribution or that are available from their distribution's package repository. Only a quarter of the respondents so far are using the vendor's website (NVIDIA or ATI for the binary drivers).

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Which version(s) of the X.Org server are running on your Linux system(s)?
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X11 Release 6.8: 1.54%
X11 Release 6.9: 1.62%
X11 Release 7.0: 3.59%
X11 Release 7.1: 9.64%
X11 Release 7.2: 35.32%
X11 Release 7.3: 46.06%
Other: 2.20%

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Which of the listed display feature(s) do you use on your Linux system(s)?
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TV-Out: 27.06%
Multiple Display Heads: 41.75%
Output Hot-Plugging: 13.97%
GPU Power Saving Modes: 17.20%

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How do you configure your display(s) on your Linux system(s)?
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Manually modifying xorg.conf: 45.97%
Using a graphical utility: 34.35%
XRandR: 5.50%
Vendor-specific text-based utility: 11.33%
Other: 2.82%

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Do you use a compositing window manager / desktop effects?
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Compiz: 8.71%
Beryl: 10.22%
Compiz Fusion: 40.91%
Yes, Other: 0.65%
No: 39.48%

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What are your key interests or concerns with Linux video drivers?
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Licensing / Open-Source: 10.48%
OpenGL Performance: 17.81%
Image Quality: 11.70%
Display-related Features: 6.39%
AIGLX Support: 9.26%
Video Playback: 12.27%
Ease of Installation / Maintenance: 11.62%
Stability: 12.14%
Suspend / Hibernate: 7.52%
Other: 0.76%

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Which of the below tasks do you actively use on your Linux system(s)?
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Gaming: 23.01%
Data Visualization: 13.34%
Video Playback: 36.37%
Visual Desktop Effects: 24.76%
GPU Computing: 2.50%

The final results for our 2007 Linux Graphics Survey will be published in late November. You can discuss these findings so far in the Phoronix Forums.

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