Lunduke’s Thoughts of The Week

The Great Linux/BSD Display Server War(tm) continues to rage on!

This week, Valve’s SteamOS finally finished its transition to Wayland by default (demoting Xorg), a move that SteamOS had put off for the last two years. And, just a few days earlier, Slackware (the oldest actively maintained Linux distro) began officially testing XLibre as a replacement for Xorg.

The trend is clear: Xorg is being tossed into the dumpster (at the encouragement of the Xorg team and Red Hat), with Wayland and XLibre each gaining marketshare.

It will be interesting to see how these changes impact overall X11 (in general) vs Wayland marketshare… which has been staying steady at roughly 50/50, across all Linux distros, for a few years now.

This is all happening at the same time as Linux is becoming increasingly developed by AI bot, with over 10% of all code submissions to the kernel being written by AI during the previous week.

The world of Linux is changing… and changing rapidly.

Some of those changes seem great. Others are terrifying.

Sometimes… well… they are both.

Ubuntu 4.10, C64, & BeOS Walls

The support shown to The Lunduke Journal, from all of you, continues to amaze me.

We are now up to 14 (fourteen!) Retro Computer Walls, filled with the names of Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscribers who want to show their support to the world.

 

The newest walls — Commodore 64, BeOS R5, & Ubuntu 4.10 (the first Ubuntu release) — are now available for you to add your John Hancock to.

Biggest Tech Stories - June 14 - June 20, 2026

Here are the major stories from the last week, with direct links to X and Substack. You can also watch / listen on a bunch of other platforms (Rumble, RSS Audio Podcast, etc.), listed on Lunduke.com.

• OpenAI Buys Seat on Rust Board for $600K (X, Substack)

• SteamOS Ditches X11 for Wayland (X, Substack)

• Islamic Terrorists Attack Disney+ (X, Substack)

• The Commodore Smartphone Blocks Social Media & Browsers (X, Substack)

• AI Submissions to Linux Hits New Record, 10% of All Patches (X, Substack)

• Slackware Tests Replacing Xorg with XLibre (X, Substack)

Huge thank you to all of The Lunduke Journal’s subscribers. You make all of this possible.

-Lunduke

TL;DR

Ubuntu 4.10, C64, & BeOS Lifetime Walls are now available for Lifetime Subscribers to put their names on! Plus: Lifetime Subscriptions are massively discounted through end of June (roughly 10 days).

Ubuntu 4.10 Lifetime Wall

Remember when Linux was fast, light, and required only 64 MB of RAM?

The Lunduke Journal remembers.

Let’s celebrating those good old days by adding a new “Lifetime Subscriber Wall” of the very first version of Ubuntu (4.10), released all the way back in 2004.

This brings the total number of Lifetime Subscriber Walls up to 14 (fourteen!), with 11 Walls completely, totally filled with the names of Lunduke Journal supporters.

That’s wild!

Three Retro Lifetime Walls Open

Which means there are 3 Walls currently available to put your signature on:

• Commodore 64 : Half full

• BeOS R5 : 1/3rd full

• Ubuntu 4.10 : Just opened

 

Man. Look at that Ubuntu 4.10 screenshot. So very… GNOME 2… and brown. That, right there, is how I like to remember Ubuntu.

Support The Lunduke Journal & Get on The Wall

Grabbing a Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal — and getting your name on one of the Retro Computer Lifetime Subscriber Walls — is the best way to show your support for truly independent Tech Journalism.

1. Grab a Lifetime Subscription (1 name on 1 Wall per Lifetime Subscription), scroll down for the links.

2. Then Email Lunduke (“[email protected]”) with which Retro Computer Wall you would like to appear on (and what name you would like to use).

Your name will then appear on a Wall… on both Lunduke.com & during the end of Lunduke Journal shows.

Note: These fill up crazy fast. We’re talking days, not weeks. First come, first served. If you want to get on a specific Wall, don’t dilly dally.

Lifetime Discount Runs Through June

For the entire month of June, Lifetime Subscriptions are discounted down to $125 (regularly $300).

How to Grab a Discounted Lifetime Subscription:

There are 3 different ways to pick up a Lunduke Journal Lifetime sub. All of them work great and include the same perks. Choose whichever works best for you!

Get a Lifetime Subscription via Locals:

1. Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.

2. Select “Give Once“.

3. Enter “125“ into the amount field.

4. After checking out, Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status. (This usually happens within a few hours.)

Get a Lifetime Subscription via Substack:

1. Go to Lunduke.Substack.com/subscribe.

2. Select the “Lifetime Subscription” option.

3. After checking out, Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status. (This usually happens within a few hours.)

If you would also like full, Lifetime access to Lunduke.Locals.com (which is included):

1. Make a free account on Lunduke.Locals.com.

2. Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the email address you use on both Substack and Locals (can be different email addresses).

3. Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status on Locals.

Get a Lifetime Subscription with Bitcoin:

Bonus: Save an extra $10 with the Bitcoin option, as Bitcoin processing has fewer fees associated with it.

• Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com or Lunduke.Substack.com account (a free account, to either, works just fine).

• Send $115 worth of Bitcoin (or more) to the following address:

bc1qyjakve8fywm8pz2v99v57yhjj0vzr2vjze6fcq

• Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the following information: What time you made the transaction, how much was sent (in Bitcoin), and the email address you use (or plan to use) on Locals.com or Substack.com.

-Lunduke

The “TempleOS” and “Macintosh System 1” Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber Walls are full! Those suckers filled up in a single week! (You can check them all out at Lunduke.com.)

But, behold! The “Commodore 64” and “BeOS R5” Walls are now available to add your names to!

• Windows 2000 : 2 spots left

• Commodore 64 : Space available

• BeOS R5 : Space available

 

Those last two spots on the Windows 2000 Wall won’t last long. And, honestly, I expect the C64 Wall to by full pretty quickly.

Don’t have a Lifetime Subscription yet?

• Grab one. Lifetime Subs are massively discounted during June.

Already have a Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal?

• Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with which Wall you would like to be on, and how you’d like your name displayed (nickname, full name, etc.).

There are roughly 12 days left in June. How many Retro Computer themed Lifetime Walls can we fill up before the end of the month? Let’s find out!

Huge thank you to each and every one of you! You make The Lunduke Journal possible.

-Lunduke