Linux Phones

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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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I Tried A Real Linux Smartphone, Its... (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by kionite231 to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As much as every car, every plane, everything that has to work.

But no, „real linux“ for linux users means you can install linux apps, use linux package management, use linux commands to fix your shit.

Thats only possible in postmarketOS afaik. Therefore its the only „real“ linux on a phone I know of today. You can boot postmarketOS on a PC and not have to use emulation for it. Thats my definition of „real“.

Fair warning: I dont know how droidian works and I have heard of hybrids that use linux userspace and android guts. But no idea if they could be used as a regular linux.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's pretty much "real". You can install every package in the repos via apt, and they should work. Caveats can apply with regards to stuff that needs extra adjustment for accelerated graphics or new kernel features.