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smileyhead , 6 months ago to linux in What Is Linux Mobile - technical explanation of the ecosystem for Linux on smartphones previously (often previosuly android)

Droidian uses vendor’s Linux/Android kernel and patch it a little, then uses binary-only drivers taken from Android through libhybris translation layer (something similiar to Wine or Box64). It is the same tech that Ubuntu Touch uses, but Droidian gives you root access and uses normal desktop Linux stack (Flatpak, Pipewire, APT, etc.). So yes, you do “sudo apt”.

It is more of a mess than upstream-first PostmarketOS and the kernel do not get updates after manufacturer drop the device, but it works. On my OP6T everything hardware works (including day-long battery and reliable waking up on a call or alarm), but there is still a long list of things to polish.

smileyhead , 6 months ago to linux in What Is Linux Mobile - technical explanation of the ecosystem for Linux on smartphones previously (often previosuly android)

I have OnePlus 6T with Droidian and must say it is this close to daily drive for me.

Everything works and there are apps for almost everything I need. As someone who uses only FOSS social media and things, there is Mastodon and Matrix client, I just lack maps with navigation (can use Organic Maps via Waydroid). Beyond that what is left is polish and tiny things, like for the performance or support for controlling media via buttons on bluetooth speaker.

I also tried PostmarketOS, that is adapting real Linux to phones (when Droidian is taking Linux kernel and drivers from Android and building on that). It is great if someone can get around lack of camera support etc., but for me now it can act like a second device or RPi alternative.

The ability to… you know, just use normal SSH and all the commands, Flatpak apps, all Pipewire tools, not fiddling with Android Studio and it’s stupid SDK or customizing my UI with just CSS is magical.

Seriously, fuck Google and Qualcomm for creating such hostile drivers ecosystem. There are brands like Fairphone that I think would happly support Linux but can’t because of Qualcomm only releasing their own vendor kernel prepared only for Android.

smileyhead , 6 months ago to linux in What's your favorite music player on Linux?

cmus

So fast and satisfying to navigate around

smileyhead , 6 months ago to technology in Steam has now officially stopped supporting Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.

When no longer supporting Ubuntu 16.04: No big deal, just update, duh…

When no longer supporting Windows 7/8: How dare you!

smileyhead , 6 months ago to linux in Where did you learn partitioning? And do you need a guide everytime you install a distro?

I recommend trying to install ArchLinux

smileyhead , 6 months ago to linux in Linux reaches new high 3.82%

I use Arch too, BTW.

smileyhead , 6 months ago to linux in Linux reaches new high 3.82%

I wouldn’t count ChromeOS just as we don’t count Android.

smileyhead , 6 months ago to asklemmy in What is the device you want, but that does not exist?

Fairphone, but with full Linux kernel support including drivers.

smileyhead , 6 months ago to linux in In 2023 which would you choose for a Linux phone and why: Phosh oder GNOME Shell mobile?

The reasons to use Linux phone are very similiar to reasons for not being used by WhatsApp.

smileyhead , 6 months ago to linux in Is DNS Bloat too?

Okey, I understand this is fundamental and when not working can cause the service to stop working. But I don’t yet know how does it break or is not easy to troubleshoot?

Haven’t hosted anything big yet, so I always just had to check the records via “dig” command if they are served correctly.

smileyhead , 6 months ago to linux in Make Inkscape installed through Flatpak callable in the terminal as 'inkscape'?

You can do an alias for the shell you use or make a symlink to /usr/local/bin/ for the entire system.

There are importany reasons why this is not the default, but you can do it as long as you are away you have done it. Like when programs installed via package manager and flatpak starts conflicting, you’ll know why.

smileyhead , 6 months ago to linux in Is DNS Bloat too?

Okey, I don’t get it. What’s wrong with DNS?

smileyhead , 7 months ago to linux in Got two shit tablets for free, want to install mobile linux distros on them. Any reccomendations?

Most… Um… Almost all tablets aren’t. At least in the ARM world.

smileyhead , 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to linux in Ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 million computers to the landfill. Why not install Linux on them?

And this is a huge barrier for a lot of users, a massive roadblock. But the article talk about houndres of millions of computers, my point was just about that even if millions like you cannot switch, still in this statistics are millions that can especially non-professional that do not make audio or video, but that are going to throw away a working machine.

I feel like you might feel being personally directed by my comment, because of your respond with “YOU’re not compatible”. Maybe it was bad wording, sorry. What I ment was that it can be frustrating to see “Linux doesn’t support …” when actually it has everything needed to support this software and the burden to make it available is on the software developer. Like saying that USB-C doesn’t support iPhone 13. Lack of it still hurts the Linux side anyway, but I just don’t want misconsaptions about which side should make a port happen.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to linux in Ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 million computers to the landfill. Why not install Linux on them?

For 240 million devices I think there would be some Linux can “cut it”. And second, no? My computer is 13+ years old and I am using it with basically no lagging, developing a couple of apps. Truth is all medium-tier computers made today and in recent years have reached the point where for normal use (that is daily tasks like communication, content consumption and calculations) only limiting factor for daily driver is software optimization.