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

video: https://youtu.be/C1Z_e2W2i8g

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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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
  
  
  • https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america
  
  
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lpepvq/linux_breaks_through_5_share_in_usa_desktop_os/
  
  
  • https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/
  
  


• IP LookUp: Hacker Vibes in a Clean GUI
  
  
  • https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.bytezz.IPLookup
  
  


• Support the Show
  
  
  • https://tuxdigital.com/membership
  
  
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