Posts by linmob@fosstodon.org
(DIR) Post #AuDb2qCbDgKv48XR1U by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@k8ie I think it really depends on which OS you want to run, and what the time frame is. If the PinePhone works for you, I don't think there's any much need to worry. I was actually almost positively surprised during my experiments that led to the blog post: Mobian Trixie (which ships GTK 4.18) worked surprisingly well overall from SD card, and the Alpine 3.21 container is nice and small and keeps a working Megapixels around.
(DIR) Post #AuDbtFVkMp9ScNU6RU by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@k8ie For current options, it's not too easy:- FuriLabs FLX1 reportedly is a good experience, but no mainline,- RK3588s options (Liberux Nexx, dawndrums Divine D) seem multiple months away,- FairPhone 5 lacks audio support on mainline (USB-C dongle works though),- Shiftphone 8 (same SoC as Fairphone 5, but 12 GB RAM is supposedly shipping in August) and how well support will pan out is unknown.OnePlus 6, Poco F1, Pixel 3a are affordable, but also aging (with hard(er) to replace batteries).
(DIR) Post #AuENtAlCpFLdgSkE1w by linmob@fosstodon.org
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Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (20/2025): A Linux Phone From Africa and #Phosh 0.47.0 https://linmob.net/weekly-update-20-2025/#LinuxMobile #Lomiri #UbuntuTouch #Gentoo #SailfishOS #Debian #Mobian #postmarketOS #DawnOS #DivineD #PinePhone #PinePhonePro #LIbrem5 #FuriLabsFLX1
(DIR) Post #AuJnNgeGIgYnulwY0O by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@ivanrancic I just did so, briefly, and ... it does not really work well on such a narrow screen, If you scale the screen in a way that leads to more than 360 logical pixels in width, it may work.See also: https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/mobile-config-firefox/-/issues/99
(DIR) Post #AuLG8TX5sCvaiqeJNY by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@ivanrancic I think I managed to find the relevant settings in landscape orientation. Even then, it's too wide:
(DIR) Post #AuLGK7quJ3mCxNTKV6 by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@ivanrancic I hope this helps - I will uninstall it now. I don't need a browser that advertises a bunch of proprietary services by shipping them as pinned tabs.
(DIR) Post #AuMHzRens6krMi2MEK by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@ivanrancic Yeah, that hides the bar, but (like with Firefox without CSS hacks) the minimal window width is too wide (meaning more than 360 logical px, about 400-420px I guess). Which makes it not very useful, as the page content is invisible.Also, there's seemingly no way to get the tab bar to show again with touch (and getting the addressbar to show again is really annoying). It's not for me, and in this state, I see no reason to add it to @linuxphoneapps
(DIR) Post #AuNIRKaRwjwOhhG2D2 by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@privacy_guru Mobian is based on Debian, and Debian puts out a stable release about every two years. The next one, Debian 13 Trixie, will be out relatively soon - but as there's no firm release date, it's impossible to say when exactly.That said, you should be fine using a weekly update - that way, you get Trixie now. It should be quite stable despite not being released yet, as in Debian each package has to pass experimental first and then unstable to land in testing. Cc @mobian
(DIR) Post #AuNJIiiMyF1IsmQ664 by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@privacy_guru Maybe this post by a former Manjaro employee and Manjaro ARM maintainer can shed some light on the situation: https://blog.strits.dk/is-manjaro-arm-dead/I don't know more and have looked deeper into this, since don't really care about Manjaro (the thing it did most reliably for me was breaking on updates so that I had no more working GUI after the update). I have not tried it since early 2023 on PinePhone/PinePhone Pro.
(DIR) Post #AuSqs2zRqaoaB9f2Ku by linmob@fosstodon.org
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I am on holidays in Rome, and have roamed Rome too much - I won't be able to come up with a Weekly #MobileLinux Update tonight.Depending on how things go, I may be able to compile it tomorrow - if not, we're going to have a double feature next Sunday.
(DIR) Post #AugLgKHDNDTFx2LCYy by linmob@fosstodon.org
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Weekly GNU-like Mobile #LinuxUpdate (21/2025): Librem 5 5G and other fun stuffhttps://linmob.net/weekly-update-21-2025/#LinuxMobile #LIbrem5 #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #Phosh #PlasmaMobile #ALTLinux #postmarketOS #PinePhone #FuriLabsFLX1
(DIR) Post #AugLmF5tYTTtcCrqN6 by linmob@fosstodon.org
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Just to clarify: This is what would have been published on May 25th, had I had the time then. The roundup for the past week will follow later today.
(DIR) Post #AugvyquMO0FwiZmgTY by linmob@fosstodon.org
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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
(DIR) Post #AuiebxCnUrHUgSp6vo by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@davidoclubb This sounds like it is about the flatpak runtimes. One possible reason for that failing is a lack of disk space (especially on 16GB PinePhone eMMC installs). Could this be (part of) the issue?I suggest using the terminal and running `sudo flatpak update` and see if that gives you more info.
(DIR) Post #AunHsZxBsBAgKzHVgG by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@bjawebos @k8ie postmarketOS, of course https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Fairphone_5_(fairphone-fp5)
(DIR) Post #AunI7JD2PVKukWiYdc by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@tuxdevices Honestly, I am considering self-hosting with gotosocial, as that allows to at least take some of the content with you: https://fosstodon.org/@linmob/114621520349012361Sadly it will take me a bit, as we're moving this month, I will be working overtime as a colleague is on holidays and there's more crap to deal with.
(DIR) Post #Auncg4hwJiGiza1j72 by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@postmarketOS While I agree with the choice generally, I personallly prefer squeekboard as I need a keyboard that's a tad larger vertically - tiny Stevia makes my hands hurt.Unfortunately going back is not as easy as advertised on my older openRC Phosh install:
(DIR) Post #AuoEh2elE2nrB6QbMe by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@fossdd That works, thank you for the quick fix! @postmarketOS
(DIR) Post #AuoNJaO149o0QXUCWm by linmob@fosstodon.org
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@qkalligula I don't know friendica too well, IIRC it was more of a facebook style thing (written in PHP), while gotosocial is a tiny mastodon replacement implemented in Go. It requires less than a GB of RAM and keeps disk-use in check, so that it can be simply run on a SBC or a small VPS. @tuxdevices
(DIR) Post #Aw6ULvEmkw0M031X7Y by linmob@fosstodon.org
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