FIELD NOTE / Desktop pets
desktopfly (Linux)
A FlyWire fly walks across Linux windows and flees the cursor.
README reviewedSource checked Sep 10, 2026
What’s going on here?
A Linux/X11-or-XWayland port of DesktopFly retains its selected FlyWire LIF circuit and adds desktop interactions, brain visualization, cursor looming, and sugar controls.
THE IMPORTANT BIT
Where the wiring ends,
and the model begins.
The body and odor field are modeled, and the README notes native Wayland surfaces cannot provide all desktop senses.
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