# Linux Desktop Levels Up

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/397/
> We break down the next-level features coming to a Linux near you in just a few weeks.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 397
- Date: 2021-03-16
- Hosts: chris, wes
- Duration: 00:52:13
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/ba236ffd-7f5a-4bb7-a488-28fb03a9392e.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/2cQkPET30h4



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### Episode Links

  * [Virtual x86](https://copy.sh/v86/ "Virtual x86") — v86 emulates an x86-compatible CPU and hardware. Machine code is translated to WebAssembly modules at runtime in order to achieve decent performance.
  * [The Linux desktop is boring again](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-its-a-good-thing-that-the-linux-desktop-is-boring-again/ "The Linux desktop is boring again") — Where I was once a constant "fiddler" with my desktop, I now want the interface to work how I want it to work, but still look the way I want it to look. I'm more of a minimalist now, so GNOME suits my needs on both levels quite well. However, I find myself rather bored with the Linux desktop.
  * [What to look for in Fedora Workstation 34 — Christian F.K. Schaller](https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2021/03/15/what-to-look-for-fedora-workstation-34/ "What to look for in Fedora Workstation 34 — Christian F.K. Schaller") — The big ticket item we have wanted to close off on was Wayland, because while Wayland has been production ready for most of us for a while, there was still some cases it didn’t cover as well as X.org.
  * [Christian Schaller on Twitter](https://twitter.com/cfkschaller "Christian Schaller on Twitter") — 2020 was a year where we focused a lot on polishing what we had and getting things past the finish line and Fedora Workstation 34 is going to be the culmination of that effort in many ways.
  * [GNOME 40 Introducing Headless Native Backend, Virtual Monitors](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNOME-40-Headless-Virtual "GNOME 40 Introducing Headless Native Backend, Virtual Monitors") — As part of this headless native back-end is also the ability to create virtual monitors via command-line options for debugging and other purposes. This also allows creating virtual monitor PipeWire streams.
  * [What’s New in Libhandy 1.2](https://aplazas.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blog/blog/2021/03/12/libhandy-1-2.html "What’s New in Libhandy 1.2")
  * [Reinventing tabs](https://blogs.gnome.org/alexm/2021/03/13/reinventing-tabs/ "Reinventing tabs") — In GNOME 40, Epiphany will feature a new tab bar. This isn’t just a restyling of the old one, but a ground-up rewrite.
  * [My geek stuff blog: Maps and GNOME 40](http://ml4711.blogspot.com/2021/03/maps-and-gnome-40.html "My geek stuff blog: Maps and GNOME 40")
  * [GNOME 40 & your extension – GNOME Shell & Mutter](https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2021/03/12/gnome-40-your-extension/ "GNOME 40 & your extension – GNOME Shell & Mutter")
  * [OBS Studio on Wayland](https://discourse.flathub.org/t/obs-studio-on-flathub-beta/690 "OBS Studio on Wayland")
  * [Diversity, Flexibility, and Linux: Prioritizing Generous Transfer](https://www.linode.com/blog/networking/diversity-flexibility-and-linux-prioritizing-generous-transfer/ "Diversity, Flexibility, and Linux: Prioritizing Generous Transfer")
  * [JB Telegram Group](http://jupiterbroadcasting.com/telegram "JB Telegram Group")
  * [All Jupiter Broadcasting Shows](https://feed.jupiter.zone/allshows "All Jupiter Broadcasting Shows")
  * [Pick: kmon](https://github.com/orhun/kmon "Pick: kmon") — Linux Kernel Manager and Activity Monitor 🐧💻
  * [Pick: ebpfsnitch](https://github.com/harporoeder/ebpfsnitch "Pick: ebpfsnitch") — eBPFSnitch is a Linux Application Level Firewall based on eBPF and NFQUEUE. It is inspired by OpenSnitch and Douane but utilizing modern kernel abstractions - without a kernel module.
  * [Feedback: Docker Socket Security](https://slexy.org/view/s21fGIiIrW "Feedback: Docker Socket Security")
  * [Feedback: How to exit big picture mode](https://slexy.org/view/s2GvyOlUVG "Feedback: How to exit big picture mode")
  * [Telegram App Is Booming but Needs Advertisers, and $700 Million Soon](https://www.wsj.com/articles/telegram-app-is-booming-but-needs-advertisersand-700-million-soon-11615806001 "Telegram App Is Booming but Needs Advertisers, and $700 Million Soon")