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Community about running GNU/Linux on phones. Projects like Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Mobile, PostmarketOS, Mobian etc. Either on former Android phones or hardware like the PinePhone.

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PostmarketOS now officially supports 11 phones and tablets - Linux Smartphones (linuxsmartphones.com)

submitted 3 years ago by SirLotsaLocks@lemmy.ml to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ml

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[–] PureTryOut@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 years ago

You clearly have no idea what postmarketOS does and what we mean with supporting these devices (I am a postmarketOS dev).

These devices are supported in our community and main category because they run a close-to mainline kernel. That means, the latest kernel versions currently available with just a few out of tree patches. That in comparison with Android and Ubuntu Touch which run on downstream kernels.

Almost all Android devices on that list came with kernel 3.4 or 3.10. However, for example the Samsung Galaxy A3 currently uses 5.11.7 on postmarketOS. That is not just "not impressive", it's insanely impressive.