#postmarketos — Public Fediverse posts

#PostmarketOS: #expressatt: converting expressatt to a generic device

i'm liking the idea of a generic device encapsulating all devices in an arch. there are now generic pkgs for x86_64 and ppc64le with aarch64 in the pipeline

decided to open a pr (but more like an rfc) for how to do the same for armv7

https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/9490

input welcome!

side note: there's also an idea to make an arch-agnostic generic device pkg. i think this is a great idea too

https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/8027#note_535761

another linux video on #postmarketOS

https://youtu.be/LmvAZy1DxzY

Se nos acabo el verano, pero recuperamos a nuestro podcast de cabecera, aquí tenemos el episodio 75 de #KDEexpress :kde: ​🚀

Enlaces y toda la info en : https://kdeexpress.gitlab.io/posts/kdeexpress/75-kde-express/

Temas o proyectos tratados
Eventos:
#AkademyES 2026

Apps:
#KDEstep #KDE_Gear #Okular #Dolphin #Konsole #Minuet

Distros/Plasma:
#Kubuntu #postmarketOS #OptGreen #Valve #SteamOS #KDE_Plasma

FLOSS:
#Firefox #Thunderbird #Libreoffice

Anímense a apuntarse y compartir.

Se nos acabo el verano, pero recuperamos a nuestro podcast de cabecera, aquí tenemos el episodio 75 de #KDEexpress :kde: ​🚀

Enlaces y toda la info en : https://kdeexpress.gitlab.io/posts/kdeexpress/75-kde-express/

Temas o proyectos tratados
Eventos:
#AkademyES 2026

Apps:
#KDEstep #KDE_Gear #Okular #Dolphin #Konsole #Minuet

Distros/Plasma:
#Kubuntu #postmarketOS #OptGreen #Valve #SteamOS #KDE_Plasma

FLOSS:
#Firefox #Thunderbird #Libreoffice

Anímense a apuntarse y compartir.

Se nos acabo el verano, pero recuperamos a nuestro podcast de cabecera, aquí tenemos el episodio 75 de #KDEexpress :kde: ​🚀

Enlaces y toda la info en : https://kdeexpress.gitlab.io/posts/kdeexpress/75-kde-express/

Temas o proyectos tratados
Eventos:
#AkademyES 2026

Apps:
#KDEstep #KDE_Gear #Okular #Dolphin #Konsole #Minuet

Distros/Plasma:
#Kubuntu #postmarketOS #OptGreen #Valve #SteamOS #KDE_Plasma

FLOSS:
#Firefox #Thunderbird #Libreoffice

Anímense a apuntarse y compartir.

Se nos acabo el verano, pero recuperamos a nuestro podcast de cabecera, aquí tenemos el episodio 75 de #KDEexpress :kde: ​🚀

Enlaces y toda la info en : https://kdeexpress.gitlab.io/posts/kdeexpress/75-kde-express/

Temas o proyectos tratados
Eventos:
#AkademyES 2026

Apps:
#KDEstep #KDE_Gear #Okular #Dolphin #Konsole #Minuet

Distros/Plasma:
#Kubuntu #postmarketOS #OptGreen #Valve #SteamOS #KDE_Plasma

FLOSS:
#Firefox #Thunderbird #Libreoffice

Anímense a apuntarse y compartir.

Se nos acabo el verano, pero recuperamos a nuestro podcast de cabecera, aquí tenemos el episodio 75 de #KDEexpress :kde: ​🚀

Enlaces y toda la info en : https://kdeexpress.gitlab.io/posts/kdeexpress/75-kde-express/

Temas o proyectos tratados
Eventos:
#AkademyES 2026

Apps:
#KDEstep #KDE_Gear #Okular #Dolphin #Konsole #Minuet

Distros/Plasma:
#Kubuntu #postmarketOS #OptGreen #Valve #SteamOS #KDE_Plasma

FLOSS:
#Firefox #Thunderbird #Libreoffice

Anímense a apuntarse y compartir.

OnePlus 6T unbricked thanks to advice from @cas! 🎉

I've installed #PostmarketOS #Duranium on it because I think an image-based OS is a better fit for phone. Now I just need to figure out how to make Waydroid work because that doesn't seem to be straightforward on Duranium and there isn't a lot of documentation.

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (34/2026): Amazing Progress

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-34-2026/

#LinuxMobile  #Phosh #Sxmo #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #FuriLabsFLX1 #PINE64 #PinePhone #Fairphone6 #postmarketOS #Jolla #Mobian #KDEGear #dawndrumsDivineD #Camera #VoLTE

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (34/2026): Amazing Progress

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-34-2026/

#LinuxMobile  #Phosh #Sxmo #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #FuriLabsFLX1 #PINE64 #PinePhone #Fairphone6 #postmarketOS #Jolla #Mobian #KDEGear #dawndrumsDivineD #Camera #VoLTE

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (34/2026): Amazing Progress

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-34-2026/

#LinuxMobile  #Phosh #Sxmo #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #FuriLabsFLX1 #PINE64 #PinePhone #Fairphone6 #postmarketOS #Jolla #Mobian #KDEGear #dawndrumsDivineD #Camera #VoLTE

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (34/2026): Amazing Progress

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-34-2026/

#LinuxMobile  #Phosh #Sxmo #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #FuriLabsFLX1 #PINE64 #PinePhone #Fairphone6 #postmarketOS #Jolla #Mobian #KDEGear #dawndrumsDivineD #Camera #VoLTE

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (34/2026): Amazing Progress

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-34-2026/

#LinuxMobile  #Phosh #Sxmo #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #FuriLabsFLX1 #PINE64 #PinePhone #Fairphone6 #postmarketOS #Jolla #Mobian #KDEGear #dawndrumsDivineD #Camera #VoLTE

This week's Linux and FOSS news

LINUX NEWS

COSMIC 1.3 Desktop Environment Released with Frosted Glass Effect:
https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-3-desktop-environment-released-with-frosted-glass-effect

GNOME Wants to Let You Test Experimental Features Without Breaking Anything:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17380180/gnome-test-center-announcement

GNOME OS Safe Mode Improving The System Reliability:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-OS-Safe-Mode

GNOME Calendar team frustrated over bug reports from Linux Mint users using outdated version:
https://tesk.page/2026/07/18/how-far-would-hostile-distributions-go-to-hurt-upstream/
(Seems like a similar packaging issue OBS had on Fedora. I think both parties made some good points here, GNOME devs are right to be frustrated by misleading bug report link, but at the same time the Mint team is right that free licenses can't prevent this from happening, everyone has the right to distribute free software.)

Ubuntu 26.04 fixes trash dialog bug that defaulted to cancel:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-04-trash-dialog-cancel-button-fix

Ubuntu 26.04 fixes Papers bug that sent PDF links to wrong page:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-04-papers-pdf-viewer-bug-fixes

SteamOS 3.8.15 brings a performance fix and SteamOS 3.8.23 Beta is out too:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/steamos-3-8-15-brings-a-performance-fix-and-steamos-3-8-23-beta-is-out-too/

KDE neon 20260716 delivers Plasma 6.7.3 and KDE Gear 26.04.3 on Ubuntu 24.04:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kde-neon-20260716-released-plasma-673-and-kde-gear-26043-on-ubuntu-2404-lts/

Collabora announce a preview of Holo Core, an AArch64 port of Arch Linux for Steam Frame:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/collabora-announce-a-preview-of-holo-core-an-aarch64-port-of-arch-linux-for-steam-frame/

Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 Disk Imaging Tool Adds Reverse-Connection Network Cloning:
https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-3-disk-imaging-tool-adds-reverse-connection-network-cloning

Gearlever 4.6.0 Lands with JSON Output for AppImage Automation:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/gearlever-460-released-with-json-cli-output-for-linux-appimage-automation/

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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #LinuxMint #Debian #Ubuntu #PopOS #KDE #OpenMandriva #Phosh #TUXEDO #Shelly #Deepin #postmarketOS #FosseryTech

Podcast Projets Libres saison 4 épisode 21 : postmarketOS, Linux pour faire durer votre smartphone pendant 10 ans ! https://linuxfr.org/news/podcast-projets-libres-saison-4-episode-21-postmarketos-linux-pour-faire-durer-votre-smartphone-pendant-10-ans #podcast_projets_libres #dégooglisation #postmarketos #distribution #Téléphonie #smartphone

This week's Linux and FOSS news

LINUX NEWS

Linux Mint 23 to offer full Wayland support (but X11 is staying):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/linux-mint-wayland-fully-supported

Debian 12.15 Released as Bookworm's Final Point Update:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/debian-gnu-linux-1215-released-final-bookworm-update-signals-lts-transition/

Debian 13.6 “Trixie” Released with 124 Bug Fixes and 120 Security Updates:
https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-6-trixie-released-with-124-bug-fixes-and-120-security-updates

Ubuntu 25.10 loses security updates on 9 July, 2026:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-2510-eol-july-9-2026

Ubuntu 26.10 retires dbus-daemon after 22 year run as default:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-10-dbus-broker

Ubuntu Reverts to GNU cp After Rust Version Briefly Breaks Live Image Builds:
https://debugpointnews.com/ubuntu-reverts-rust-cp-after-live-image-build-failure/

Pop!_OS Rolls Out Its "Frosted Glass" Desktop Style For COSMIC:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Frosted-Glass-Arrives

TUXEDO Computers Plans to Rebase TUXEDO OS on Debian Testing:
https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-computers-plans-to-rebase-tuxedo-os-on-debian-testing

OpenMandriva GitHub Disrupted & Nefarious Package Push In Sabotage Attempt:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMandriva-Disrupted

Hannah Montana Linux has been revived with a modernized stack, but still a lot of pink!:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/hannah-montana-linux-has-been-revived-with-a-modernized-stack-but-still-a-lot-of-pink-/

Deepin 25.2 upgrades Treeland Wayland compositor, adds image content search & improves DDE:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/deepin-25-2-upgrades-treeland-wayland-compositor-adds-image-content-search-and-improves-dde/

Ryzen AI Developer Platform: AMD's Own Linux Distribution Built Atop Debian:
https://www.phoronix.com/review/ryzen-ai-linux-os

postmarketOS introduces KDE Plasma 6.7, better USB gadget handling, and Waydroid updates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/postmarketos-introduces-kde-plasma-6-7-better-usb-gadget-handling-and-waydroid-updates/

Phosh 0.56 adds CPU load-meter plugin, application hiding, and tablet lock screen rotation:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/phosh-0-56-adds-cpu-load-meter-plugin-application-hiding-and-tablet-lock-screen-rotation/

KDE Plasma 6.6.6 Released with Numerous Bug Fixes and Various Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-6-released-with-numerous-bug-fixes-and-various-improvements

KDE Frameworks 6.28 Released with Support for New KRunner Conversion Units:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-28-released-with-support-for-new-krunner-conversion-units

Bazaar 0.9.1 drops with "similar apps" discovery and accessibility tweaks:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bazaar-091-release-similar-apps-discovery-and-accessibility-improvements/

Shelly 2.4.1.2 lands with key fixes, solidifying its spot as an Arch-native package manager alternative:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/shelly-2412-lands-key-fixes-for-libalpm-package-manager/

(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #LinuxMint #Debian #Ubuntu #PopOS #KDE #OpenMandriva #Phosh #TUXEDO #Shelly #Deepin #postmarketOS #FosseryTech

@alexziemianski @thelinuxEXP second this. #Lomiri is supported by #postmarketOS too, and new UIs can be added just by installing postmarketos-ui-* packages

Good news: Your #Purism #Librem5 will soon be able to turn into a ship when running #postmarketOS with systemd: https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/8972

This week's Linux and FOSS news

LINUX NEWS

FFmpeg security update for Debian:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/ffmpeg-update-for-debian/

Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2 is out (with a ‘breaking change’):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/ubuntu-26-10-snapshot-2-released

No More Reboots During Kernel Patching for ARM64 Systems on Ubuntu:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17365963/arm64-livepatching-on-ubuntu

Manjaro Linux 26.1 'Bian-May' Preview 5 arrives with GNOME 50 and Plasma 6.6:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/manjaro-linux-261-bianmay-preview-5-released-gnome-50-plasma-66-and-xfce-420-updates/

Shelly 2.4.1 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves Networking, Security:
https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-4-1-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-improves-networking-security

KDE neon 20260625 brings Plasma 6.7.1 to Ubuntu 24.04 base:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kde-neon-20260625-released-plasma-671-hits-ubuntu-2404-base/

COSMIC 1.1 Desktop Environment Released with COSMIC Monitor and Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-1-desktop-environment-released-with-cosmic-monitor-more-improvements

GNOME AI Assistant Adds Image Generation Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Newelle-Image-Gen

Tiling Shell v18.0 RC Brings GNOME 50 Support and a Right-Click Activation Key:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/tiling-shell-v180-rc-adds-gnome-50-support-and-rightclick-activation-for-faster-tiling/

Focus blur, nightlight added to Miracle-wm desktop:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/miracle-wm-focus-blue-nightlight

Purism Announces Librem 16 as World’s Most Private and Secure Linux Laptop:
https://9to5linux.com/purism-announces-librem-16-as-worlds-most-private-and-secure-linux-laptop

Kubuntu Focus M2 and Zr Linux Laptops Now Ship with Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus:
https://9to5linux.com/kubuntu-focus-m2-and-zr-linux-laptops-now-ship-with-intel-core-ultra-9-290hx-plus

Pine64 launch $50 smart speaker for Home Assistant tinkerers:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/pine64-pinevoice-riscv-smart-speaker-launch

postmarketOS 26.06 “Alpen Avocado” Released with GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6:
https://9to5linux.com/postmarketos-26-06-alpen-avocado-released-with-gnome-50-and-kde-plasma-6-6
(I upgraded a few days ago (I have the Phosh edition), and for some reason, the welcome app appears for a few seconds, then a lock screen with the default wallpaper instead of the one I set, then when I unlock the phone, it looks like as if it crashes, the GUI disappears for a few seconds, then it comes back, unlocked successfully. It only does this after boot, if I lock the screen back, everything is normal, no crash, and the wallpaper is what I set. Not the end of the world for me, but it's a bit weird, might annoy some.)

(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Debian #Ubuntu #Manjaro #KDE #KDENeon #COSMIC #GNOME #AI #TilingShell #MiracleWM #postmarketOS #FosseryTech

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (22/2026): Pispala and 26.04

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-22-2026/

#LinuxMobile #Phosh #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #NFC #Lomiri #Flathub #postmarketOS #LibreOffice #FuriLabsFLX1s #FuriOS

This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum.

Welcome to this week’s The Programmer’s Fulcrum.

It’s your weekly curation of the essential news in the Open Media Network and Fediverse development communities with a focus on devastating big tech via Techno Anarchism.

As usual, we aim to provide actionable content you can use to destroy Techno Feudalism each week. It has the additional […]

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (06/2026): Fairbruary Mainline Calling

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-06-2026/

#Phosh #PlasmaMobile #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #NemoMobile #FairPhone5 #GNOMEMobile #FuriLabs #postmarketOS #LinuxMobile #LinuxOnMobile

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (01/2026): Happy New Year!

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-01-2026/

#LinuxMobile #LinuxOnMobile #phosh #postmarketOS #FuriLabs #PinePhone #PlasmaMobile #GNOMEMaps #Kaidan #XMPP #NemoMobile #unifiedpush #Mobian #Droidian #pocketblue

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (51/2025): The Other Half reloaded

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-51-2025/

#LinuxMobile #postmarketOS #Jolla #SailfishOS #VoidPhone #FuriLabsFLX1 #UbuntuTouch #Mobian #Droidian #RhinoLinux #NemoMobile

Both #Mobian and #PostmarketOS (#Alpine #Linux) repositories block updates over #Tor, but so does GrapheneOS. However, it is possible to have onionized repositories with #Debian on #Termux.

proot-distro with alpine can install (apk add) #rust and #cargo. Just add the required libraries and #Arti is built! PostmarketOS is built on Alpine and, interestingly, "apks" and "sdks" derive from Alpine, not from Google.
https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/package/edge/main/x86/rust

I wonder if microG can be installed in PostmarketOS. The Tor Browser should install on mobile linux devices (whether #Posh or #Gnome, etc). Until then, you can modify the proxy settings in #Firefox to use Arti. Onionsites could also be accessed this way.
https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/mobile-config-firefox

@torproject
@postmarketOS
@justsoup
#degoogle #LinuxOnMobile #FOSS #phone #rustlang

Lilbits: Raspberry Pi hikes prices due to rising RAM costs, Netflix ends (most) Google Cast support, and MyArcade launches two Sonic the Hedgehog-themed game systems

With tech companies investing heavily in building out the infrastructure for AI systems that you may or may not have asked for, prices for certain PC components have shot through the roof as manufacturers struggle to keep up with demand. GPUs were the first casualty, and now RAM and SSDs are seeing major price hikes as well.

While that’s most likely to take a toll on your wallet if you’re […]

#chromecast #dawndrumsdivined #deltatouch #droidian #flathub #furilabsflx1 #googleCast #liberuxnexx #lilbits #linuxmobile #mobian #mobilelinux #myarcade #netflix #postmarketos #ram #raspberryPi #raspberryPi4 #raspberryPi5 #retroConsole #sailfishos #sega #sonicTheHedgehog #ssd #ubuntuTouch #ubuntutouch

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-raspberry-pi-hikes-prices-due-to-rising-ram-costs-netflix-ends-most-google-cast-support-and-myarcade-launches-two-sonic-the-hedgehog-themed-game-systems/

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (48/2025): Rockchip-y Wallpapers

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-48-2025/

#LinuxMobile #LiberuxNexx #dawndrumsDivineD #postmarketOS #Mobian #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #DeltaTouch #Flathub #FurilabsFLX1 #Droidian

The deadline for submitting to the FOSS on Mobile devroom, #FOSDEM26, is Monday 1st December.

Just a few more days! Don't forget to get your submission in 📮

It was a brilliant event last year, this year is a full day and even more topics.

https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2025q4/003687.html

#fosdem #FossOnMobile #LinuxOnMoble #MobileLinux #AsteroidOS #postmarketOS #nemomobile #aosp #pureos #phosh #mobian #calyxos #SailfishOS #ubports #PlasmaMobile

I'm super-excited that the #LinuxOnMobile stand will be returning to #FOSDEM in 2026!

Last year we had an amazing experience meeting fellow enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

This year we plan to have even more phones, devices and distros for you to play with.

We're not the only FOSS/mobile stand and with any luck we'll be close together like last year.

https://fosdem.org/2026/news/2025-11-16-accepted-stands/

#FOSDEM26 #FossOnMobile #MobileLinux #Mobian #SailfishOS #Linmob #NemoMobile #postmarketOs #AsteroidOS

The FOSS on Mobile devroom is returning to FOSDEM in 2026! Always an amazing experience: great talks and a brilliant audience.

This year it's grown to a full day and all FOSS on Mobile topics, including AOSP.

Got an interesting mobile project or topic? It's a great place to share. Submission deadline 1st December.

https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2025q4/003687.html

#fosdem #fosdem26 #FossOnMobile #LinuxOnMoble #MobileLinux #AsteroidOS #postmarketOS #nemomobile #aosp #pureos #phosh #mobian #calyxos #SailfishOS #ubports

Mobile Linux Stand at #OpenAlt
#postmarketOS, #NemoMobile, #Droidian, #AsteroidOS, #SailfishOS

I'm not sure why I do it but I'm working on a slightly crazy project and a small part of that involves installing @postmarketOS on a Samsung A5 2017 (a5y17lte) which I got off eBay for £7 as it had a shattered screen.

Cue a rabbit hole for the last 4 days where I have wrestled the pmbootstrap, solved a bug which has stopped many downstream devices working recently, and then learnt all about adb sideloading and #twrp and #lineageos and finally today I have an installation of #postmarketos running connected over usbnet.

I don't know why I do it to myself... Now to write it up as don't want to have to relearn that all again

#lowtechmagazine on a 2013 Samsung Galaxy. Looking fresh, altough no margins (why?) and no javascript (the image toggle doesn't work)

dabbling with old phones and #postmarketOS for a project with @rein &
@creativecoding

#ltm #lowtech #permacomputing

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (23/2025): #UbuntuTouch 20.04 OTA 9 and a crowdfunder

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-23-2025/

#LinuxMobile #LiberuxNexx #Liberux #postmarketOS #Debian #Mobian #SailfishOS #NemoMobile #PinePhone #Librem5

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (22/2025): Is it June already?

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-22-2025/

#SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #postmarketOS #NemoMobile #LinuxMobile #AlpineLinux #PinePhone #Librem5 #FuriLabsFLX1 #dawndrums #Liberux #Mobian

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (17/2025): LAS and funding news

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-17-2025/

#LinuxMobile #LiberuxNexx #MNTReformTouch #NLnet #LinuxAppSummit #postmarketOS #NemoMobile #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #PinePhone #Librem5

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (15/2025): Boot your phone from USB

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-15-2025/

#postmarketOS #FuriPhoneFLX1 #UbuntuTouch #NemoMobile #SailfishOS #Phosh #PlasmaMobile #Mobian #PinePhone #Librem5 #LinuxMobile

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (04/2025): Nexx[sic!]-gen hardware by Liberux

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-04-2025/

#LiberuxNexx #LinuxMobile #PinePhone #postmarketOS #Mobian #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #NemoMobile #ManjaroARM #Linux #Librem5 #FuriLabsFLX1

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (34/2024): Setup Tours and other fun stuff

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-34-2024/

#LinuxMobile #Phosh #postmarketOS #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #NemoMobile #PinePhone #Librem5

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (32/2024): A #NemoMobile Progress Report and an Unfettered Keyboard

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-32-2024/

#LinuxMobile #postmarketOS #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #Librem5 #PinePhone

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (22/2024): Multiple layouts in #libadwaita and an Update on #NemoMobile progress

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-22-2024/

#LinuxMobile #PinePhone #MauiKit #postmarketOS #Librem5 #UbuntuTouch #Mobian

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (11/2024): Q&A's and Community Updates

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-11-2024/

#UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #NemoMobile #PINE64 #PineTab2 #PinePhone #Librem5 #LinuxMobile #postmarketOS #PlasmaMobile #Phosh

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (09/2024): Plasma Mobile 6

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-09-2024/

#PlasmaMobile #PinePhone #PinePhonePro #Jolla #MauiKit #NemoMobile #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #postmarketOS #Librem5

The #librem11 is great so far, I've been giving #pureos a shot since it is #purism flagship distro -- there are things that I think need improvement -- like (a) some of the pureos apps are not as good as their #flatpak counterparts -- like for example flathub has #geany 2.0 while pureos is still 1.38 0 -- or (b) the native `gnome-calculator` app for some reason doesn't respect "Dark Theme" mode in #phosh -- same with #gedit -- the flatpak version needs to be installed by console (same with #epiphany).

I'm writing this from #tuba and i much prefer it to android #fediverse apps. #parabolic #xournal++ #gnome-maps #libreoffice #krita #gimp #discord #gimp #krita #mypaint all seem to be working just fine.

Having had no prior experience with #tablet sized devices with a keyboard, it wasn't obvious to me how the magnetic cover snaps to the back of the tablet in a λ kind of shape.

Contact sync with #nextcloud works as expected, and #geary email seems like a good fit for this size device, though I typically prefer #thunderbird -- I'm going to give that a try later.

#chatty seems clogged up when I try to login to my #matrix -- though I had a lot of rooms and person to person chats. I am thinking of installing the #flatpak version to see if that fixes it, but then that would seem odd to not use pureos version. It sometimes shows my rooms and contacts double in the left sidebar. Though I have been impressed when using my #librem5 and #postmarketos version of the app as I am new to it. It's a bit rough but seems to have come a long way.

Overall the device is pretty snappy, I have 6 apps open as I write this and it is doing just fine.

#cheese takes photos and videos just fine. I tried to get the #gnome "snapshot" "camera" app running but it doesn't automatically detect the cameras. I am not sure if this is because it is a flatpak or not. I enabled the permissions in #flatseal

I strongly recommend a wireless bluetooth mouse. I am using a inexpensive logitech m535 and it works great. Wifi, no complaints there.

I do think that the default apps in the pureos repos should either be updated or omitted as the default software source, suchas the #libreoffice package when intalled has a theme that makes it look like it's from the 1990s whereas the flatpak version is very nice.

I've been watching #linuxmobile over the last decade and I am presently surprised how far purism and the #linux and #foss people have come. Excellent work @ all. I think this is a great device to do development on as it runs much faster than my #pinephone and even my librem5. And it's not qemu, and the device seems easy enough to reflash -- one thing I especially like about the librem5 aswell when compared to other processes like fumbling through pmbootstrap to reflash #android to #lineageos
I am still trying to figure out what the best music app for this device is -- I do like #lollypop

Internal sound quality isn't amazing, but I wouldn't call it bad either when comparing to some of the other small form factor devices with mobile speakers I've owned. It's fine as a fallback but you are better off with a bluetooth headset to complement it or a tiny portable bluetooth speaker.

Some options like "scale apps to fullscreen" are not easy to find so I had to set a few options in dconf-editor. I think there is a app called "Mobile Settings" that might have it. Not all apps have the dialogs constrained inside the screen dimensions like the Geany Open dialog for example (which is understandable as this app hasn't targeted mobile or tablet yet as far as I know.)

I use the device to watch online videos, for instant messaging via matrix via #element / #schildichat and it does just fine. I haven't tested it with #zoom or anything but from what I've seen I'm sure it'd do just fine.

Epiphany "Install Website as App" is a great feature -- I have several I've added to my App Menu, Epiphany has always had trouble though being on the lean side. I do wish that I had this option on #firefox ESR, in any case I've just switched to #librewolf again as I prefer it.

I am interesting in comparing phosh to #gnomemobile as I might want to use that instead someday. I have used #plasmamobile and it's hard to put into words in some ways I like it more than phosh, and in other ways I am just not used to the apps -- some apps are just better out of box like their notes app, I like that they have a flashlight button in their top menu. Their UX scaling and fluidity is really good. I am glad that everything is doing such a good job and friendly competition will drive each side to keep improving.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered this device on day 1, but I am glad I did. And as I don't have a laptop or like laptops or conventional smartphones very much for me this device is kindof a big deal that I can do basic #linux and #it things on the go along with communication and such without all the headache of android, ios or windows which is not a option for me as linux is just better.

If you think about the #privacy space -- the #libremboot #codeboot is pretty revolutionary to start to see these kinds of firmwares in all in one hardware. And of course this automatic disk encryption is a nice bonus though not something I need as a enthusiast unless maybe I want to travel with the device and protect my data.

People will have different criticisms, and opinions, and I may be easy-going but overall my opinion is that I am pleased with the utility the device offers and I think any rough edges will only get better in the software over time. I may switch the default distro eventually to do some more research and exploring in the linux mobile space -- but it's a little unclear who the big names are worth checking out. I did postmarketos for a while but I feel like the QA is a little all over the place and their package manager is a little difficult to use when I want to check the available software versions, and the phone space is such a mess to try to document and navigate if you are trying to use a previously android device.

I'm also interested in how the #starlabs #starlite5 will compare and contrast in the future. Having used this device I can't recommend something in this size without a keyboard and mouse for more complex usage, I didn't really undestand that the Librem11 keyboard is wired at first, but now that I have figured it out I prefer the simple tech vs overcomplication.

All in all, I think they have a winner, and I expect to get a lot of use out of this as a side rig to my main desktop. Would buy again, and excited to see all the software improvements coming downstream.

#postmarketOS service pack 4 for v21.06 is out! Stable and tested updates coming your way including the latest #phosh 0.14.0 and #numberstation 1.0.0

Get it now!

https://postmarketos.org/blog/2021/11/08/v21.06.4-release/