https://itguyeric.com/tags/linux-desktop/Recent content in Linux Desktop on Eric The IT GuyHugoen-USThu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/rocky-security-repository/Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/rocky-security-repository/I wrote this for Rocky Linux: an opt-in security repository that bridges the gap when a public exploit lands before upstream has a fix.https://itguyeric.com/blog/itguyshow-ep21-ubuntu-community/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/itguyshow-ep21-ubuntu-community/Nathan Haines and I talk about what makes Ubuntu different at a human level after more than twenty years of community.https://itguyeric.com/blog/itguyshow-ep18-wayland/Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/itguyshow-ep18-wayland/Brodie Robertson and I dig into the end of X11 and the rise of Wayland on the Linux desktop.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-vs-competitors/Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-vs-competitors/I wrote this for TuxCare: a fact-based comparison of TES against Red Hat, SUSE, Canonical, and Oracle across pricing, rebootless patching, and compliance.https://itguyeric.com/blog/itguyshow-ep15-devlife-chris-demars/Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/itguyshow-ep15-devlife-chris-demars/A fun, story-filled chat with Chris DeMars about DevRel, developer advocacy, empathy, and avoiding burnout.https://itguyeric.com/blog/itguyshow-ep09-lomiri/Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/itguyshow-ep09-lomiri/A conversation with Erik Mols about Lomiri, the convergent open-source shell that runs the same way on your phone, tablet, and desktop.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep47-risc-v/Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep47-risc-v/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 47, where we dug into RISC-V, open hardware, and the effort to port Fedora to a new architecture. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep44-framework/Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep44-framework/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 44, where we sat down with Framework’s Matt Hartley on repairable laptops and Linux support. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep43-bazzite/Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep43-bazzite/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 43, where we dug into Bazzite, the gaming image built on Fedora Atomic, with the people who build it. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep41-linux41/Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep41-linux41/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 41, where we walked through what is new in Fedora Linux 41 and what it is like as a daily driver. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep40-protonge/Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep40-protonge/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 40, where we dug into gaming on Fedora with Proton GE, Nobara, and the tweaks that make it all click. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep39-kde-spin/Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep39-kde-spin/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 39, where Neal Gompa tries to talk me into switching to Plasma 6.2 and we dig into the Fedora KDE spin. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep36-bootc/Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep36-bootc/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 36, where Timothee Ravier breaks down bootc and how image-based, container-inspired workflows are shaping the next generation of Fedora. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/into-the-terminal-ep99-gnome-shell/Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/into-the-terminal-ep99-gnome-shell/Keyboard shortcuts and workspaces for a faster workflow.https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhel-shorts-enabling-epel/Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhel-shorts-enabling-epel/A brief tech tip on enabling the EPEL repository for extra packages on RHEL 9.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep32-neal-gompa/Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep32-neal-gompa/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 32, where I sat down with Neal Gompa to talk about his journey into open source and his work across Fedora, openSUSE, and beyond. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep31-slimbook/Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep31-slimbook/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 31, where Slimbook unveiled the Fedora Slimbook Edition laptop. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep30-immutable/Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep30-immutable/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 30, where we rethought the Linux desktop with atomic and immutable systems. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep29-budgie/Sat, 02 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep29-budgie/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 29, where I talked with Joshua Strobl about the Fedora Budgie spin and the desktop’s future. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep28-lenovo/Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep28-lenovo/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 28, where we got the lowdown on Lenovo shipping Fedora preloaded laptops. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/into-the-terminal-ep77-flatpak/Fri, 04 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/into-the-terminal-ep77-flatpak/Installing and updating apps from Flathub and other remotes.https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep24-fedora-38/Tue, 09 May 2023 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep24-fedora-38/A quick companion to Fedora Podcast episode 24, where I sat down with Matthew Miller to unwrap Fedora Linux 38. Watch or listen right here.https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhel-9-workstation-gnome-40/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhel-9-workstation-gnome-40/I tour the updated GNOME 40 desktop experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for Workstation.