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Linux Phones

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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.


Benefits:

  • Hardware freedom.
  • Perfect operating-system competition.
  • Full utilization of specs.
  • Phone lifespan raises to 10+ years.
  • Less e-waste.

Linux Mobile Distros:

  • Ubuntu Touch
  • Sailfish
  • FuriOS
  • Postmarket OS
  • Mobian
  • Pure OS
  • Plasma Mobile
  • LuneOS
  • openSUSE Mobile
  • Nemomobile
  • Droidian
  • Mobile NixOS
  • ExpidusOS
  • Maemo Leste
  • Manjaro Arm
  • Tizen
  • WebOS

Linux Mobile Hardware:

  • Fairphone 5
  • Volla Phone
  • PinePhone
  • FLX1
  • Librem 5

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No new features today, just wanted to make a short post.

It is completely possible to do linux development on the go!

Is it convenient? Probably not.

Is a laptop better? Most likely.

Is it funny? Yes.

Also a double table is definitely better: photo of a linux phone with a bluetooth keyboard and mouse

While we are mostly focused on Linux mobile development, it is easy to overlook that all you need is a bluetooth keyboard and mouse and it becomes an (albeit tiny) linux desktop!

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[–] klankin@piefed.ca 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Its gonna look nerdy as shit but Id love the steam frame for a portable dev station

Bruh you're coding in public just embrace the nerdiness at that point hehe

[–] BingBong@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm holding off on monitor upgrades in the hopes that the steam frame could be used as a super monitor.

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I used my quest like this for work for a while when my monitor was broken. I couldn’t recommend it less. Supremely uncomfortable, and I’ve spent way too much money improving the ergonomics on that piece of spyware garbage.

[–] BingBong@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Setting ergonomics aside, how was the use ability? Text reading, window positioning etc. Worthwhile as a concept with current hardware if the ergo issues could be solved?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Nope, it’s quite blurry. Good for watching video but not for reading.