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#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.

hey fellow fedi nerds,
i'm considreing buying a fairphone 3+ to install #PostMarketOS on it. Have you done it already? I see that it's not in the community list on the PM website, but there is a device page. Looking for hand's on experience.
What about rooting the FP3+ is it doable? Looking to turn it into a nice server. #fairphone #root

hey fellow fedi nerds,
i'm considreing buying a fairphone 3+ to install #PostMarketOS on it. Have you done it already? I see that it's not in the community list on the PM website, but there is a device page. Looking for hand's on experience.
What about rooting the FP3+ is it doable? Looking to turn it into a nice server. #fairphone #root

hey fellow fedi nerds,
i'm considreing buying a fairphone 3+ to install #PostMarketOS on it. Have you done it already? I see that it's not in the community list on the PM website, but there is a device page. Looking for hand's on experience.
What about rooting the FP3+ is it doable? Looking to turn it into a nice server. #fairphone #root

hey fellow fedi nerds,
i'm considreing buying a fairphone 3+ to install #PostMarketOS on it. Have you done it already? I see that it's not in the community list on the PM website, but there is a device page. Looking for hand's on experience.
What about rooting the FP3+ is it doable? Looking to turn it into a nice server. #fairphone #root

hey fellow fedi nerds,
i'm considreing buying a fairphone 3+ to install #PostMarketOS on it. Have you done it already? I see that it's not in the community list on the PM website, but there is a device page. Looking for hand's on experience.
What about rooting the FP3+ is it doable? Looking to turn it into a nice server. #fairphone #root

@defensivecomputing And for Linux phone users on #phosh: Mobile Settings > Lockscreen > Emergency Info (although not exactly the same thing as you have to swipe left to reveal)

Context: https://mastodon.world/@defensivecomputing/117017208511502022

#LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #Librem5 #Flx1s #PureOS #Mobian #postmarketOS

@shortwavesurfer @sbeak It looks like the following devices can work out for you and all ship to the US afaik:
1. #FLX1s from @furilabs
2. #LibertyPhone from @purism or the lower-spec #Librem5 if you don't need Waydroid
3. #MechaComet from @mechasystems who tested two LTE modems with it recently.

I daily drive a Librem 5 with #PureOS and #postmarketOS so feel free to ask about the experience.

#Linuxphones #mobileLinux #LinuxMobile #gnuLinux

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (20/2026): Adding a Plus
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-20-2026/
#LinuxMobile  #Phosh #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #LinuxAppSummit #FuriLabs #FuriLabsFLX1s+ #FuriOS #postmarketOS #Mobian #KDE

My Sunday challenge: installing #Devuan in place of #OpenBSD on my laptop so I can install #postmarketOS on an old tablet, because for some reason I only have a blue USB port on that laptop (my SFF PC has a whole bunch of USB ports, but none are blue). Let's see how well restoring the backup will work once I reinstall OpenBSD.

I wonder how many years worth of work would it take to create a #NetBSD / #smolBSD based mobile distro after #postmarketOS has done more progress...

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (18/2026): Shift to Convergence

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-18-2026/

#LinuxMobile #UbuntuTouch #Jolla #SailfishOS #FuriLabs #Catacomb #postmarketOS #Mobian #Shiftphones #Shift6mq #Librem5 #libcamera #PinePhone

This took me quite a bit of time, but I managed to boot postmarketOS on a currently unsupported devboard (commonly available for €25-30 where I live).

Little bit proud, but it's not a proper port yet, I ripped the kernel and other parts of the pre-init bootchain (fip.bin, u-boot, ...) from a pre-made Debian image for that device. I have a (mostly working) APKBUILD for that device's userland though. :)

#postmarketos #linux #milkv #riscv64

I'd like to connect a usb ethernet dongle to my nokia #n900 on #PostmarketOS

If I connect the dongle to other computers, it uses the module r8152. So I configured and compiled the kernel for pmos.

Now I can load the module, but the eth device still doesn't show up.

In the wiki https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Nokia_N900_(nokia-n900) , there's a quote:

"With some work, it most likely should work with manual activation."

How do I do this?

#fediHelp

(more Linux news in original post)

Ubuntu 26.10 could drop btrfs, ZFS and LUKS support from GRUB:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-grub-secure-boot-luks-changes
(Why don't they drop Snap too to protect user's security? Snap Store also has malware lol)

Ubuntu’s Security Center app adds Ubuntu Pro settings:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-security-center-ubuntu-pro

Ubuntu 26.04 Beta is now available to download:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-beta-is-now-available-to-download

Ubuntu Maker Canonical Joins The Rust Foundation:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Joins-Rust-Foundation

Fedora 45 Aims For IPv6-Mostly Support Out-Of-The-Box:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-IPv6-Mostly

Fedora 45 Plan Approved For Web Frontend To Linux's "Blue Screen of Death" DRM Panic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-To-Get-DRM-Panic-Web

openSUSE Releases Agama 19 Installer with Many New Features and Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-releases-agama-19-installer-with-many-new-features-and-improvements

Kali Linux 2026.1 Is Out with New Default Theme, New Tools, and BackTrack Mode:
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-1-is-out-with-new-default-theme-new-tools-and-backtrack-mode

KaOS Linux 2026.03 Is Out with Linux 6.19, More systemd Components Removed:
https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-2026-03-is-out-with-linux-6-19-more-systemd-components-removed

Tails 7.6 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released with Automatic Tor Bridges:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-6-privacy-focused-linux-distro-released-with-automatic-tor-bridges

SystemRescue 13 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8.1, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/systemrescue-13-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gparted-1-8-1-and-more

KDE Plasma 6.7 Addresses 5 Year Old Request For Easier Microphone Testing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.7-Microphone

KDE's KWin Compositor Lands First Step Toward Vulkan Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Vulkan-First-Step

GNOME Foundation Announces Fellowship Program:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Fellowship-Program

Gedit Aims For More Frequent Releases, Bans AI / LLM Contributions:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gedit-50-Released

Introducing Duranium: a more reliable postmarketOS:
https://postmarketos.org/blog/2026/03/17/introducing-duranium/

New postmarketOS installations now by default use sudo-rs instead of doas:
https://postmarketos.org/edge/2026/03/18/sudo-rs-instead-of-doas/

(More Linux and FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Ubuntu #Fedora #openSUSE #KaliLinux #KaOS #Tails #TailsOS #SystemRescue #KDE #KDEPlasma #KWin #GNOME #Gedit #Duranium #postmarketOS #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #DistributionRelease #DistroRelease #FosseryTech

(more Linux news in original post)

Ubuntu 26.10 could drop btrfs, ZFS and LUKS support from GRUB:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-grub-secure-boot-luks-changes
(Why don't they drop Snap too to protect user's security? Snap Store also has malware lol)

Ubuntu’s Security Center app adds Ubuntu Pro settings:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-security-center-ubuntu-pro

Ubuntu 26.04 Beta is now available to download:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-beta-is-now-available-to-download

Ubuntu Maker Canonical Joins The Rust Foundation:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Joins-Rust-Foundation

Fedora 45 Aims For IPv6-Mostly Support Out-Of-The-Box:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-IPv6-Mostly

Fedora 45 Plan Approved For Web Frontend To Linux's "Blue Screen of Death" DRM Panic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-To-Get-DRM-Panic-Web

openSUSE Releases Agama 19 Installer with Many New Features and Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-releases-agama-19-installer-with-many-new-features-and-improvements

Kali Linux 2026.1 Is Out with New Default Theme, New Tools, and BackTrack Mode:
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-1-is-out-with-new-default-theme-new-tools-and-backtrack-mode

KaOS Linux 2026.03 Is Out with Linux 6.19, More systemd Components Removed:
https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-2026-03-is-out-with-linux-6-19-more-systemd-components-removed

Tails 7.6 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released with Automatic Tor Bridges:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-6-privacy-focused-linux-distro-released-with-automatic-tor-bridges

SystemRescue 13 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8.1, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/systemrescue-13-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gparted-1-8-1-and-more

KDE Plasma 6.7 Addresses 5 Year Old Request For Easier Microphone Testing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.7-Microphone

KDE's KWin Compositor Lands First Step Toward Vulkan Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Vulkan-First-Step

GNOME Foundation Announces Fellowship Program:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Fellowship-Program

Gedit Aims For More Frequent Releases, Bans AI / LLM Contributions:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gedit-50-Released

Introducing Duranium: a more reliable postmarketOS:
https://postmarketos.org/blog/2026/03/17/introducing-duranium/

New postmarketOS installations now by default use sudo-rs instead of doas:
https://postmarketos.org/edge/2026/03/18/sudo-rs-instead-of-doas/

(More Linux and FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Ubuntu #Fedora #openSUSE #KaliLinux #KaOS #Tails #TailsOS #SystemRescue #KDE #KDEPlasma #KWin #GNOME #Gedit #Duranium #postmarketOS #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #DistributionRelease #DistroRelease #FosseryTech

(more Linux news in original post)

Ubuntu 26.10 could drop btrfs, ZFS and LUKS support from GRUB:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-grub-secure-boot-luks-changes
(Why don't they drop Snap too to protect user's security? Snap Store also has malware lol)

Ubuntu’s Security Center app adds Ubuntu Pro settings:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-security-center-ubuntu-pro

Ubuntu 26.04 Beta is now available to download:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-beta-is-now-available-to-download

Ubuntu Maker Canonical Joins The Rust Foundation:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Joins-Rust-Foundation

Fedora 45 Aims For IPv6-Mostly Support Out-Of-The-Box:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-IPv6-Mostly

Fedora 45 Plan Approved For Web Frontend To Linux's "Blue Screen of Death" DRM Panic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-To-Get-DRM-Panic-Web

openSUSE Releases Agama 19 Installer with Many New Features and Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-releases-agama-19-installer-with-many-new-features-and-improvements

Kali Linux 2026.1 Is Out with New Default Theme, New Tools, and BackTrack Mode:
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-1-is-out-with-new-default-theme-new-tools-and-backtrack-mode

KaOS Linux 2026.03 Is Out with Linux 6.19, More systemd Components Removed:
https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-2026-03-is-out-with-linux-6-19-more-systemd-components-removed

Tails 7.6 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released with Automatic Tor Bridges:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-6-privacy-focused-linux-distro-released-with-automatic-tor-bridges

SystemRescue 13 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8.1, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/systemrescue-13-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gparted-1-8-1-and-more

KDE Plasma 6.7 Addresses 5 Year Old Request For Easier Microphone Testing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.7-Microphone

KDE's KWin Compositor Lands First Step Toward Vulkan Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Vulkan-First-Step

GNOME Foundation Announces Fellowship Program:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Fellowship-Program

Gedit Aims For More Frequent Releases, Bans AI / LLM Contributions:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gedit-50-Released

Introducing Duranium: a more reliable postmarketOS:
https://postmarketos.org/blog/2026/03/17/introducing-duranium/

New postmarketOS installations now by default use sudo-rs instead of doas:
https://postmarketos.org/edge/2026/03/18/sudo-rs-instead-of-doas/

(More Linux and FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Ubuntu #Fedora #openSUSE #KaliLinux #KaOS #Tails #TailsOS #SystemRescue #KDE #KDEPlasma #KWin #GNOME #Gedit #Duranium #postmarketOS #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #DistributionRelease #DistroRelease #FosseryTech

(more Linux news in original post)

Ubuntu 26.10 could drop btrfs, ZFS and LUKS support from GRUB:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-grub-secure-boot-luks-changes
(Why don't they drop Snap too to protect user's security? Snap Store also has malware lol)

Ubuntu’s Security Center app adds Ubuntu Pro settings:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-security-center-ubuntu-pro

Ubuntu 26.04 Beta is now available to download:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-beta-is-now-available-to-download

Ubuntu Maker Canonical Joins The Rust Foundation:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Joins-Rust-Foundation

Fedora 45 Aims For IPv6-Mostly Support Out-Of-The-Box:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-IPv6-Mostly

Fedora 45 Plan Approved For Web Frontend To Linux's "Blue Screen of Death" DRM Panic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-To-Get-DRM-Panic-Web

openSUSE Releases Agama 19 Installer with Many New Features and Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-releases-agama-19-installer-with-many-new-features-and-improvements

Kali Linux 2026.1 Is Out with New Default Theme, New Tools, and BackTrack Mode:
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-1-is-out-with-new-default-theme-new-tools-and-backtrack-mode

KaOS Linux 2026.03 Is Out with Linux 6.19, More systemd Components Removed:
https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-2026-03-is-out-with-linux-6-19-more-systemd-components-removed

Tails 7.6 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released with Automatic Tor Bridges:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-6-privacy-focused-linux-distro-released-with-automatic-tor-bridges

SystemRescue 13 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8.1, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/systemrescue-13-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gparted-1-8-1-and-more

KDE Plasma 6.7 Addresses 5 Year Old Request For Easier Microphone Testing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.7-Microphone

KDE's KWin Compositor Lands First Step Toward Vulkan Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Vulkan-First-Step

GNOME Foundation Announces Fellowship Program:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Fellowship-Program

Gedit Aims For More Frequent Releases, Bans AI / LLM Contributions:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gedit-50-Released

Introducing Duranium: a more reliable postmarketOS:
https://postmarketos.org/blog/2026/03/17/introducing-duranium/

New postmarketOS installations now by default use sudo-rs instead of doas:
https://postmarketos.org/edge/2026/03/18/sudo-rs-instead-of-doas/

(More Linux and FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Ubuntu #Fedora #openSUSE #KaliLinux #KaOS #Tails #TailsOS #SystemRescue #KDE #KDEPlasma #KWin #GNOME #Gedit #Duranium #postmarketOS #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #DistributionRelease #DistroRelease #FosseryTech

(more Linux news in original post)

Ubuntu 26.10 could drop btrfs, ZFS and LUKS support from GRUB:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-grub-secure-boot-luks-changes
(Why don't they drop Snap too to protect user's security? Snap Store also has malware lol)

Ubuntu’s Security Center app adds Ubuntu Pro settings:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-security-center-ubuntu-pro

Ubuntu 26.04 Beta is now available to download:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-beta-is-now-available-to-download

Ubuntu Maker Canonical Joins The Rust Foundation:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Joins-Rust-Foundation

Fedora 45 Aims For IPv6-Mostly Support Out-Of-The-Box:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-IPv6-Mostly

Fedora 45 Plan Approved For Web Frontend To Linux's "Blue Screen of Death" DRM Panic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-To-Get-DRM-Panic-Web

openSUSE Releases Agama 19 Installer with Many New Features and Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-releases-agama-19-installer-with-many-new-features-and-improvements

Kali Linux 2026.1 Is Out with New Default Theme, New Tools, and BackTrack Mode:
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-1-is-out-with-new-default-theme-new-tools-and-backtrack-mode

KaOS Linux 2026.03 Is Out with Linux 6.19, More systemd Components Removed:
https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-2026-03-is-out-with-linux-6-19-more-systemd-components-removed

Tails 7.6 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released with Automatic Tor Bridges:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-6-privacy-focused-linux-distro-released-with-automatic-tor-bridges

SystemRescue 13 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8.1, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/systemrescue-13-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gparted-1-8-1-and-more

KDE Plasma 6.7 Addresses 5 Year Old Request For Easier Microphone Testing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.7-Microphone

KDE's KWin Compositor Lands First Step Toward Vulkan Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Vulkan-First-Step

GNOME Foundation Announces Fellowship Program:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Fellowship-Program

Gedit Aims For More Frequent Releases, Bans AI / LLM Contributions:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gedit-50-Released

Introducing Duranium: a more reliable postmarketOS:
https://postmarketos.org/blog/2026/03/17/introducing-duranium/

New postmarketOS installations now by default use sudo-rs instead of doas:
https://postmarketos.org/edge/2026/03/18/sudo-rs-instead-of-doas/

(More Linux and FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Ubuntu #Fedora #openSUSE #KaliLinux #KaOS #Tails #TailsOS #SystemRescue #KDE #KDEPlasma #KWin #GNOME #Gedit #Duranium #postmarketOS #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #DistributionRelease #DistroRelease #FosseryTech

@archivescribe @DaveMasonDotMe There's the #FLX1s from @furilabs

Also, upcoming projects from @mechasystems, @dawndrums and @Liberux

Of course, there's the #LibertyPhone / #Librem5 from @purism for true #gnuLinux... which I heard is receiving a new modem upgrade this year. That's what I'm currently daily driving with #postmarketOS.

#LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #PureOS #FuriOS #MechaComet #FuriPhone

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (05/2026): Farewell, FOSDEM!

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-05-2026/

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #LinuxMobile #LinuxOnMobile #FOSSonMobile #MechaComet #FuriLabsFLX1s #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #Phosh #Mobian #postmarketOS #Linux

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (03/2026): Release Plans and Foreshadowing

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-03-2026/

#LinuxMobile #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #FuriLabsFLX1s #PureOS #PocketBlue #postmarketOS #MechaComet #Jolla #Phosh #PlasmaMobile #PinePhonePro #Librem5 #PinePhone

@AmyIsCoolz
Thank you for your feed back. Now i can buy a xiaomi pad5 and be sure all working 😃

So now, you prefer #postmarketos or #pocketblue ?

Thanks again

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 (52/2025): #postmarketOS v25.12 and Other Last Minute Goodies!

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-52-2025/

#Phosh #Sxmo #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #Fedora #Pocketblue #FuriLabsFLX1s #MNTReformTouch #LinuxMobile #LinuxonMobile

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Arch Linux Powered CachyOS To Develop A Server Edition:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Server-Edition-Coming
(An Arch-based server OS? Well, good one for those who like their adrenaline rising while updating the system. New extreme sport found lol (Just joking, don't take it seriously))

Parrot 7.0 brings KDE Plasma 6, Wayland support, new security tools, and RISC-V support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/parrot-7-0-brings-kde-plasma-6-wayland-support-new-security-tools-and-risc-v-support/

Qubes OS 4.3.0 released with Fedora 41, Xen 4.19, updated templates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/qubes-os-4-3-0-released-with-fedora-41-xen-4-19-updated-templates/

postmarketOS 25.12 brings Alpine 3.23 base, GNOME 49, Plasma Mobile 6.5 & kernel updates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/postmarketos-25-12-brings-alpine-3-23-base-gnome-49-plasma-mobile-6-5-and-kernel-updates/

We Have Another New Linux Phone Before 2025 Ends - Void Phone VX1: An Enterprise-Ready Phone:
https://itsfoss.com/news/void-phone-vx1/

Proton Experimental brings improvements for CoD: Black Ops Cold War, Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/proton-experimental-brings-improvements-for-cod-black-ops-cold-war-farlight-84-chrono-trigger-and-more/

GE-Proton 10-27 brings fixes for Star Citizen, The First Descendant and more tweaks:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/ge-proton-10-27-brings-fixes-for-star-citizen-the-first-descendant-and-more-tweaks/

Phoenix: A New X Server Written From Scratch With Zig:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Phoenix-X-Server

Wayback 0.3 Released For Advancing This X11 Compatibility Layer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-0.3

Weston 15.0 Alpha Released With New Protocols, Experimental Vulkan Renderer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Weston-15.0-Alpha

KVM Guest VMs Using Intel AMX Can Cause The Linux Host To Kernel Panic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KVM-Guests-AMX-Host-Panic

Linux 6.19 Lands Fix For ARM64 EFI Systems Crashing On Boot:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Fix-ARM64-EFI-Crash

NVIDIA CUDA Tile IR Open-Sourced:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-CUDA-Tile-IR-Open-Source

Intel Open-Source Software Setback: IWD Development Hiatus:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-IWD-Development-Halts

Wine 11.0-rc4 Brings 22 Bug Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.0-rc4-Released

(FOSS news in comment)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #CachyOS #ParrotOS #Qubes #postmarketOS #VoidPhone #VoidPhoneVx1 #Proton #GEProton #Phoenix #XServer #X11 #Wayback #Weston #KVM #LinuxKernel #CUDA #NVIDIA #IWD #Intel #Wine #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #DistroRelease #DistributionRelease #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #FosseryTech

Oneplus 6 SXMO PostmarketOS Stable - Dec 2025

https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-2469-3766-1a63-ca8540756534

This #ptyxis terminal looks pretty sweet. I installed it on my #PostmarketOS box, but it was kind of heavy for such a low-power machine. It also didn't seem to come with a fraction of the colour schemes I would want to use and I don't have time to roll them by hand.

But the #podman integration was pretty sweet!

@ati1 @linmob Depends what the user wants from a personal device, how they use it and what their priorities are. If someone's priorities are a modern camera, running proprietary Android apps and their money is held hostage by banks requiring #Duopoly apps, they should check back later, perhaps when the Librem 5 "Fir" model is released.

On the other hand, if #FreeSoftware, #privacy, #modularity, #repairability, #ecofriendliness, #decentralisation, #digitalindependence, etc. are valued above other things, the Librem 5 and the higher-spec model, the #LibertyPhone, can absolutely work in 2025 and beyond.

I am daily driving a #Librem5 with #postmarketOS and everything important to me works: VoLTE calls and SMS (although I avoid them due to #SaltTyphoon), 4G data, Wi-Fi, camera with OK quality photos (see: #ShotOnLibrem5), GPS with #PureMaps, web browsing with #FirefoxESR, web apps (including banking) using #GNOMEWeb and #BraveBrowser, email using #Geary and #DeltaChat, audio calls on #SignalMessenger, #Matrix ( #ElementMessenger), #XMPP ( #DinoIM), #JitsiMeet, etc.

There are occasional bugs and quirks, and the device itself has limitations but nothing that I can't work around.

Not sure if I missed anything. Let me know if you have a specific use case that you absolutely require and I'll see if I can test...

Lilbits: Phosh 0.50.0, unofficial Windows Subsystem for FreeBSD, and Google Japan’s impractical keyboards

Some folks at Google Japan have a habit of designing impractical keyboards. A few years ago we saw a single-row keyboard with every letter, number and character laid out along a 5.4 foot strip. There are also Teacup, bubble wrap, and spoon bending keyboards, among others.

Now the company has introduced its latest horribly inconvenient keyboard: the Gboard Dial Version is made of rotary dials […]

#fsf #FuriLabsFLX1 #gboard #gboardDialVersion #googleJapan #jolla #Librem5 #librephone #lilbits #LinuxMobile #linuxsmartphones #mobian #mobileLinux #MobileLinux #phosh #pinephone #PinePhonePro #postmarketos #sailfishos #SPIRITsmartphone #UbuntuTouch #windowsSubsystemForFreebsd #wsfb

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-phosh-0-50-0-unofficial-windows-subsystem-for-freebsd-and-google-japans-impractical-keyboards/

Thought to have some fun programming on a Sunday evening, and ended up polishing some financials plots for postmarketos. Are they easily understandable? Anything else you'd like to see in terms of financial reporting?

All the data is from the public API and code is in https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/operations/-/merge_requests/1

#financialreporting #postmarketOS #linuxmobile

It's pretty crazy, but you can successfully run Gemini CLI on Nokia #N900 running #postmarketos. Sure, you'd better run it on top of bash, otherwise Gemini is getting very confused with results, but it's working and it can actually do things!

someone shared his #n900 with #postmarketos installed encourages me to buy that phone and do the same as he did. still, one problem i have before i buy is battery lifetime. is it worth it?

Picked up an old #Nokia #N900 for cheap, turned out to the micro USB port was broken.

So I had the opportunity to learn SMD soldering. Both harder and easier than expected, does require proper tools.

The plan was to install #PostmarketOS or #maemoleste and use it as a portable mini-computer.

Might still try but I kind of remembered why I don't play around with Linux on old hardware...

It takes too much time and I have too many other things I want to do, and in the end there is always compromises when working on old undocumented hardware.

But it's type II fun so I always come back to it after :-)

Last night at Skúli Craft Bar waiting for #hakkavélin people to show up. #tangara on the left and #n900 on the right running i3wm #postmarketos

Et boom un article sur l'installation de @peertube en environnement #HashiCorpNomad avec un doigt de #postmarketOS
https://fredix.xyz/2024/09/peertube/
#peertube

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.

Just got into a #Postmarketos desktop for the first time on my #Amazon #KindleFire 7 gen 7. Now to attempt to get a mobile useable DE on it.