318: Linux desktop hits 5%, Wayback: X11 Desktops on Wayland, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/h-qXWfz_yew Comment on the TWIL Forum (https://thisweekinlinux.com/forum) This week in Linux, we have a huge milestone to celebrate with Linux hitting the coveted 5% market share for desktops in the US market. Then we got a few gaming topics to cover including one about game preservation and anti-cheats. Then we are going to take a look at a project to keep X11 window managers around for good. Later in the show we'll check out some new releases including a lightweight window manager called IceWM. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/3e45f62c-2fae-4e68-8fc6-7ad7ec5e6f7a.mp3) Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:48 Linux Hits 5% US Desktop Market Share 04:14 Stop Killing Games Initiative 11:11 Wayback: Experimental Layer for X11 Desktops on Wayland 15:39 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 17:34 IceWM 3.8 Window Manager Released 19:05 Anti-Cheat on Linux: THE FINALS & Broken Arrow 22:26 digiKam 8.7 Released 24:05 ProtonPlus to manage Proton layers for Gaming 25:53 Outro Links: Linux Hits 5% US Desktop Market Share https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america) https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/ (https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/) Stop Killing Games Initiative https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ (https://www.stopkillinggames.com/) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stop-killing-games-consumer-movement-hits-some-major-milestones/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stop-killing-games-consumer-movement-hits-some-major-milestones/) Wayback: Experimental Layer for X11 Desktops on Wayland https://github.com/kaniini/wayback (https://github.com/kaniini/wayback) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-X11-Wayland (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-X11-Wayland) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-2026-Plans (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-2026-Plans) https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/waybackwaylanddisplay_server/ (https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/wayback_wayland_display_server/) Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly (https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly) IceWM 3.8 Window Manager Released https://ice-wm.org/ (https://ice-wm.org/) https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm (https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm) https://www.phoronix.com/news/IceWM-3.8-Released (https://www.phoronix.com/news/IceWM-3.8-Released) Anti-Cheat on Linux: THE FINALS & Broken Arrow https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-finals-is-getting-new-kernel-based-anti-cheat-likely-to-break-it-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-finals-is-getting-new-kernel-based-anti-cheat-likely-to-break-it-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck/) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/broken-arrow-devs-confirm-their-anti-cheat-will-not-block-linux-steamos/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/broken-arrow-devs-confirm-their-anti-cheat-will-not-block-linux-steamos/) digiKam 8.7 Released https://www.digikam.org/ (https://www.digikam.org/) https://www.digikam.org/news/2025-06-30-8.7.0releaseannouncement/ (https://www.digikam.org/news/2025-06-30-8.7.0_release_announcement/) ProtonPlus to manage Proton layers for Gaming https://github.com/Vysp3r/ProtonPlus (https://github.com/Vysp3r/ProtonPlus) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/protonplus-makes-managing-proton-versions-on-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck-simple/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/protonplus-makes-managing-proton-versions-on-linux-steamos-and-steam