Destination Linux7 Jul 2025

426: Linux Desktop hits 5%, Fairphone drops Gen 6, & Wayback might save your favorite X desktop

In this episode of Destination Linux, we discuss the Fairphone 6's modular design for sustainability and its role in addressing e-waste. We engage with listener feedback, notably Frank's story about essential tremors, highlighting the importance of tech accessibility. Our conversation also covers Wayback, a Wayland compositor enhancing compatibility with X11, and the impact of Valve’s Proton integration on Linux gaming. We celebrate Linux reaching a 5% desktop market share and introduce IP Lookup, a useful tool for IP information. All this and much more!

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Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net
Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com
Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
02:05 Community Feedback
15:38 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
18:15 Fedora Keeping 32-bit Libraries
19:12 Wayback: Run Classic X Desktops on Wayland
25:53 Fairphone 6 Launches: Modular, Private, and Built to Last
34:12 GrapheneOS vs. Fairphone
37:25 Proton for All: Steam Flips the Switch!
38:43 Linux Desktop Hits 5%: from Niche to Noticed
47:10 IP LookUp: Hacker Vibes in a Clean GUI
48:27 Support the Show
54:36 Outro
57:50 Post Show

Links:

Community Feedback
- https://destinationlinux.net/comments
- https://destinationlinux.net/forum
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
- https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly
Fedora Keeping 32-bit Libraries
- https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f44-change-proposal-drop-i686-support-system-wide/156324/404
Wayback: Run Classic X Desktops on Wayland
- https://github.com/kaniini/wayback
- https://www.osnews.com/story/142664/wayback-experimental-layer-to-run-x-desktop-environments-on-wayland/
Fairphone 6 Launches: Modular, Private, and Built to Last
- https://shop.fairphone.com/the-fairphone-gen-6
Proton for All: Steam Flips the Switch!
- https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-update-brings-accessibility-settings-and-proton-enabled-by-default-to-make-linux-gaming-simpler/
Linux Desktop Hits 5%: from Niche to Noticed
IP LookUp: Hacker Vibes in a Clean GUI
- https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.bytezz.IPLookup
Support the Show
- https://tuxdigital.com/membership
- https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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