LINux on MOBile - Maui ShellLINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.Zola2023-05-01T15:28:38+00:00https://linmob.net/tags/maui-shell/feed.xmlWeekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (17/2023): GloDroid 2.0, Snapshot and a Maui Shell progress video2023-05-01T15:28:38+00:002023-05-01T15:28:38+00:00https://linmob.net/weekly-update-17-2023/<p>Also: Updates to Tangram and Flatseal, new Ubuntu Touch 20.04 for the OnePlus One and PinePhone (Pro), swipy input on Phosh OSK Stub, a NemoMobile report, Kupferbootstrap progress, and more!</p>
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<p><em>Commentary in italics.</em></p>
<h3 id="software">Software</h3>
<h4 id="gnome-ecosystem">Gnome Ecosystem</h4>
<ul>
<li>This Week in GNOME: <a href="https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2023/04/twig-93/">#93 Snapshot</a></li>
<li>tchx84: <a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/tchx84/2023/04/28/flatseal-2-0/">Flatseal 2.0</a></li>
<li>Sébastien Wilmet: <a href="https://informatique-libre.be/swilmet/blog/2023-04-25-the-life-of-a-GUI-application.html">The life of a GUI application</a></li>
<li>Felipe Borges: <a href="https://feborg.es/thanks-everyone-for-las-2023/">Thanks everyone for Linux App Summit 2023!</a>- Planet GNOME: <a href="https://wingolog.org/archives/2023/04/24/structure-and-interpretation-of-nativescript">structure and interpretation of nativescript</a></li>
<li>Guido Günther: <a href="https://social.librem.one/@agx/110260534404795348">Ever since doing the initial completion support in #phosh 's osk-stub I wanted to add a generic "unix pipe" like completer. phosh-osk-stub would feed the program preedit on stdin and read the completions from the program's stdout.That is there now and with that and some more changes I can use @zachdecook 's #swipeGuess to do swipe like typing. To be clear: all the hard work is done by swipeGuess, phosh-osk-stub just piggy backs on it:#LinuxMobile #gtk #gnome #librem5</a></li>
<li><a href="https://crab.garden/@jamie/110276935306950627">Hometown - Jamie: "very happy to have the first preview release of Snapshot, our new GTK4 camera app…"</a></li>
<li><a href="https://floss.social/@sonny/110282275399832820">Sonny: "Tangram 3 is out 🎈 https://f…" - FLOSS.social</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kop316/110275998407691106">Chris: "Thank you to @bragefuglseth an…" - Fosstodon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@TheEvilSkeleton/110272498598581021">TheEvilSkeleton :silverblue:: "#Flatseal 2.0 was released wit…" - Fosstodon</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="plasma-ecosystem">Plasma Ecosystem</h4>
<ul>
<li>Nate Graham: <a href="https://pointieststick.com/2023/04/28/this-week-in-kde-the-bug-slaughterfest-continues/">This week in KDE: The bug slaughterfest continues</a></li>
<li>Volker Krause: <a href="https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2023/04/29/las-2023-push-notifications.html">Linux App Summit 2023</a></li>
<li>Carl Schwan: <a href="https://carlschwan.eu/2023/04/28/health-of-the-kde-community-2023-update/">Health of the KDE community (2023 Update)</a></li>
<li>~redstrate: <a href="https://redstrate.com/blog/2023/04/my-work-in-kde-for-april-2023/">My work in KDE for April 2023</a></li>
<li>KDE Eco: <a href="https://eco.kde.org/blog/2023-04-26-sustainable-by-design/">Report From The German Parliament's "Sustainable by Design" Conference</a></li>
<li>Qt blog: <a href="https://www.qt.io/blog/qbs-2.0-released">Qbs 2.0 released</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="maui-project">Maui Project</h4>
<ul>
<li>Maui: <a href="https://floss.social/@mauiproject/110282426712429755">Maui Shell progress video. https://youtu.be/l5hGOriZRak</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="ubuntu-touch">Ubuntu Touch</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://gitlab.com/ook37/pinephone-pro-debos/-/tags/v0.6.1">v0.6.1 · Tags · Oren Klopfer / PinePhone + PinePhone Pro UBTouch Image Builder · GitLab</a></li>
<li>Ubuntu Touch Forums News: <a href="https://forums.ubports.com/topic/8936/bacon-goes-focal">Bacon goes Focal</a>. <em>That's the OnePlus One from 2014.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="sailfish-os">Sailfish OS</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/adampigg/status/1652738892091596801">Adam Pigg on Twitter: "A fully updated @thepine64 #PinePhonePro with #SailfishOS now has (from the last few days) fixed incoming call and system sounds, fixed microphone volume, LEDs, improved firmware loading." / Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@carlosgonz/110284040638172526">carlosgonz: Elisa on SailfishOS</a>. <em>Keysmith and Angelfish are also available on Chum.</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="nemo-mobile">Nemo Mobile</h4>
<ul>
<li>Jozef Mlích: <a href="https://blog.mlich.cz/2023/04/nemomobile-in-april-2023/">Nemomobile in April/2023</a></li>
<li>@jmlich@fosstodon.org: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@jmlich/110252289426718606">I had lightning talk about #Nemomobile at @linuxappsummit https://www.youtube.com/live/J7-3Qj_oVMM?feature=share&t=24804</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="apps">Apps</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purism forums: List of Apps that fit and function well: <a href="https://forums.puri.sm/t/list-of-apps-that-fit-and-function-well-post-them-here/11361/326">FreetuxTV</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="distributions">Distributions</h4>
<ul>
<li>Kupfer blog: <a href="https://kupfer.gitlab.io/blog/2023-04-25_v0-20-rc2_repo-conf.html">v0.2.0-rc2: Repo Configs and voice calls!</a> <em>Kupfer is a Arch Linux ARM distribution for Snapdragon 845 and 410/412 devices.</em></li>
<li>Nitrux: <a href="https://nxos.org/changelog/release-announcement-nitrux-2-8-0/">Release Announcement: Nitrux 2.8.0 “tf”</a> <em>tf for tablet friendly!</em></li>
<li>Manjaro PinePhone Plasma Mobile: <a href="https://github.com/manjaro-pinephone/plasma-mobile/releases/tag/beta15-rc2">Beta 15 RC2</a></li>
<li>Manjaro PinePhone Plasma Mobile: <a href="https://github.com/manjaro-pinephone/plasma-mobile/releases/tag/beta15-rc1">Beta 15 RC1</a></li>
<li>Manjaro PinePhone Phosh: <a href="https://github.com/manjaro-pinephone/phosh/releases/tag/beta31">Beta 31</a></li>
<li>Phoronix: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-12.0-Release-Date">Debian 12.0 "Bookworm" Planned For Release On 10 June</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="glodroid">Glodroid</h4>
<ul>
<li>glodroid_manifest (GitHub): <a href="https://github.com/GloDroid/glodroid_manifest/releases/tag/v2.0">GloDroid 2.0</a> <em>This looks promising, if you find the time to try it, please share your impressions!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="kernel">Kernel</h4>
<ul>
<li>phone-devel: <a href="http://lore.kernel.org/phone-devel/918e1b13-c274-a318-9049-a1c72bf12af0@linaro.org/">Re: [PATCH 4/4] ARM: dts: qcom: msm8974-hammerhead: Add vibrator</a></li>
<li>phone-devel: <a href="http://lore.kernel.org/phone-devel/f66914a2b46651bf7ab9fb2728d13aed460b245c.1682636929.git.jahau@rocketmail.com/">[PATCH v3 6/8] power: supply: rt5033_charger: Add cable detection and USB OTG supply</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="stack">Stack</h4>
<ul>
<li>Phoronix: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/sudo-su-rewrite-rust">sudo & su Being Rewritten In Rust For Memory Safety</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="matrix">Matrix</h4>
<ul>
<li>Matrix.org: <a href="https://matrix.org/blog/2023/04/28/this-week-in-matrix-2023-04-28">This Week in Matrix 2023-04-28</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="past-events">Past events</h3>
<ul>
<li>@linmob@fosstodon.org: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@linmob/110277152352339384">Preparing a special treat for tomorrow #LinuxInfoTag2023 Come by if you can! https://linmob.net/see-you-in-augsburg-lit-2023/</a></li>
<li>@linmob@fosstodon.org: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@linmob/110284268482651279">Finally almost home from #lit2023 -the stand was a blast! Huge thanks to Ollie and cahfofpai for doing this with me, and to everybody who came by!</a></li>
<li>@linmob@fosstodon.org: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@linmob/110287006386581070">Find our #LIT2023 flyer on https://pinephone.de/ and https://stand.linmob.net/ :)</a> <em>The stand was really something, I hope to write up a post with my imperessions later this week. In case you understand German, you may find <a href="https://techniktechnik.de/?podcast=tt173-augsburger-linux-infotag-2023">this podcast episode</a> interesting.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-noting">Worth Noting</h3>
<ul>
<li>PinePhone (Reddit): <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/pinephone/comments/132dczh/users_thoughts_on_the_state_of_the_pinephone_pro/">Users thoughts on the state of the Pinephone Pro</a></li>
<li>PinePhone (Reddit): <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/pinephone/comments/1341yh0/onehanded_setup_with_pinephone_twiddler/">One-handed setup with Pinephone + Twiddler + ReadyAction wrist mount</a></li>
<li>PINE64official (Reddit): <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PINE64official/comments/1316974/what_do_you_use_your_pinetab_for_what_are_your/">What do you use your PineTab for? What are your plans for using a PineTab2?</a></li>
<li>PINE64official (Reddit): <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PINE64official/comments/130by45/is_the_pine_phone_usable_as_a_daily_driver_now/">Is the pine phone usable as a daily driver now?</a></li>
<li>Phones (Librem 5),- Purism community: <a href="https://forums.puri.sm/t/alternative-system-softwares-keyboard-shell-os-etc-on-librem-5/20093">Alternative system softwares (keyboard, shell, OS, etc) on Librem 5</a></li>
<li>@calebccff@fosstodon.org: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@calebccff/110287877067737193">did you know pmbootstrap has a fully agnostic flashing interface? it supports fastboot, quirks for separate kernel/ramdisk partitions, heimdall, 0xffffffff and can do adb sideloadall using the same deviceinfo hardware abstraction that makes it possible to ship kernel updates via the package repository just like any other distro</a></li>
<li>@calebccff@fosstodon.org: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@calebccff/110287865873513137">adding a new "flash_all" function to #pmbootstrap flasher, as well as the ability to pass in arbitrary additional fastboot commands. this will simplify installation slightly as you'll be able to do:pmbootstrap flasher flash_all erase dtbo rebootto flash the kernel & rootfs, erase the dtbo partition and reboot into #postmarketOS</a></li>
<li>@dos@librem.one: <a href="https://social.librem.one/@dos/110284025925962315">Croatia through Librem 5's eye - photos taken on automatic settings, with interactive comparison between images straight out of Millipixels and those processed in darktable afterwards. #shotonlibrem5 #mobile #gnu #linux #librem5 #photography #camera #croatiahttps://dosowisko.net/l5/photos/</a></li>
<li>PINE64official (Reddit): <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PINE64official/comments/131p1iq/pine64_weekly_discussion_april_28_2023/">PINE64: Weekly discussion | April 28, 2023</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-reading">Worth Reading</h3>
<ul>
<li>Purism: <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/how-pureos-can-stop-devices-from-being-infected-with-intrusive-adware/">How PureOS Can Stop Devices From Being Infected With Intrusive Adware!</a>. <em>Oof.</em></li>
<li>David Hamp-Gonsalves: <a href="https://davidhampgonsalves.com/junk-drawer-phone-as-a-music-streaming-server/">Junk Drawer Phone as a Music Streaming Server</a> <em>This is nice, despite Termux being the solution.</em>
<ul>
<li>Kevin Purdy: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/old-phones-can-be-single-board-computers-as-this-mini-music-server-proves/">Old smartphones should be usable as single-board computers, just as this one is | Ars Technica</a></li>
<li><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35747379">Hacker News Comment thread</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Martijn Braam: <a href="https://blog.brixit.nl/nitrokey-dissapoints-me/">NitroKey disappoints me</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-watching">Worth Watching</h3>
<ul>
<li>Camilo Higuita: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5hGOriZRak">Maui Shell - April 2023 Progress</a></li>
<li>SVZ-Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSxzdVlikNY">Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite running Mobian</a></li>
<li>NOT A FBI Honeypot: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NgB3GoDsMs">Pinephone With FULL disk encryption!! #shorts</a></li>
<li>Marc Raiser: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaosC1Nek-c">Librem 5 Linux smartphone from Purism</a></li>
<li>twinntech: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lXBu-pgskg">Pinephone with a SIM card hows it going</a> <em>Nice cat, the rest.. I bet I demoed PinePhone phone calls before, more than once. Just saying.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="thanks">Thanks</h3>
<p>Huge thanks to Plata for <a href="https://framagit.org/linmob/linmob.frama.io/-/merge_requests/5">the nifty set of Python scripts</a> that speed up collecting links from feeds by a lot.</p>
<h3 id="something-missing-want-to-contribute">Something missing? Want to contribute?</h3>
<p>If your project's cool story (or your awesome video or nifty blog post or ...) is missing and you don't want that to happen again, please just put it into <a href="https://pad.hacc.space/7yCLy5a9QyOLWusIFiTt9A?edit">the hedgedoc pad</a> for the next one! Since I am collecting many things there, this get's you early access if you will ;-) <strong>If you just stumble on a thing, please put it in there too - all help is appreciated!</strong></p>
Weekly #LinuxPhone Update (19/2022): OpenSUSE on Volla Phone, Phone calls on Nemo Mobile with a caveat, and another Modem Firmware release!2022-05-15T14:20:00+00:002022-05-15T14:20:00+00:00https://linmob.net/weekly-update-19-2022/<p>It's the 15th, but <a href="https://twitter.com/LukaszErecinsk1/status/1523952982118834176">PINE64 had to delay their community update</a>. So let's at least get this weekly roundup out! <em>It's a bit boring though.</em></p>
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<p><em>Commentary in italics.</em></p>
<h4 id="firmware">Firmware</h4>
<ul>
<li>biktorgj published <a href="https://github.com/biktorgj/pinephone_modem_sdk/releases/tag/0.6.5">release 0.6.5</a> of their open source firmware for the PinePhone (Pro) modem! <em>Call +22 33 44 55 66 77 now to talk to your modem! On a more serious note: Do read the release notes, there have been more changes than the small version bump may suggest!</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="software-progress">Software progress</h3>
<h4 id="gnome-ecosystem">GNOME ecosystem</h4>
<ul>
<li>This Week in GNOME: <a href="https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2022/05/twig-43/">#44 Foundation News</a>. </li>
<li>chergert: <a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2022/05/14/builder-gtk-4-porting-part-iv/">Builder GTK 4 Porting, Part IV</a>.</li>
<li>Marcus Lundblad: <a href="http://ml4711.blogspot.com/2022/05/maps-spring-cleaning.html">Maps Spring Cleaning</a>.</li>
<li>oleaamot: <a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/oleaamot/2022/05/14/gnome-voice/">Voice</a>. <em>No, I don't know what a Voicegram is either.</em></li>
<li>Sophie Herold: <a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/2022/05/15/pika-backup-0-4-released-with-schedule-support/">Pika Backup 0.4 Released with Schedule Support</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="plasma-maui-ecosystem">Plasma/Maui ecosystem</h4>
<ul>
<li>Nate Graham: <a href="https://pointieststick.com/2022/05/13/this-week-in-kde-something-for-everyone/">This week in KDE: something for everyone</a>.</li>
<li>Volker Krause: <a href="https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2022/05/14/kf6-plasma-build-progress.html">Building Plasma for KDE Frameworks 6</a>.</li>
<li>KDE Announcements: <a href="https://kde.org/announcements/gear/22.04.1/">KDE Gear 22.04.1</a>. <em>Just a bugfix release for KDE's apps!</em></li>
<li>KDE Announcements: <a href="https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.94.0/">KDE Ships Frameworks 5.94.0</a>. </li>
<li>Albert Astals Cid: <a href="https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-kde-qt5-patch-collection-has-been.html">The KDE Qt5 Patch Collection has been rebased on top of Qt 5.15.4</a>. <em>Thanking the Commercial users for beta testing is a nice touch!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="distro-news">Distro news</h4>
<ul>
<li>Having audio issues on DanctNIX? <a href="https://fosstodon.org/web/@danctnix/108298691019946344">They've posted instructions that solved the issue for me</a>.</li>
<li>If all you ever wanted is to run Plasma Mobile on Mobian, <a href="https://wiki.mobian.org/doku.php?id=desktopenvironments#plasma">have at it</a>!</li>
<li>OpenSUSE's mobile effort supports an additional, halium based device: <a href="https://twitter.com/hadrianweb/status/1524449265103245312">The Volla Phone</a>. (via <a href="https://gnulinux.ch/opensuse-tumbleweed-v20220511-fuer-das-volla-phone">gnulinux.ch</a>) <em>Too bad I handed my compatible device to my brother! Although, considering my full schedule... it's alright. Let me know how it's going if you've tried this!</em> </li>
<li>As you all know, postmarketOS <a href="https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Category:Interface">support many UIs</a>. <a href="https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/3123">Now, it looks like Lomiri (of Ubuntu Touch fame) is going to be another option soon!</a> (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@calebccff/108289639207111454">Thanks, caleb</a>!)</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="kernel">Kernel</h4>
<ul>
<li>Phoronix: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Rockchip-VOP2-Linux-5.19">Rockchip VOP2 DRM Driver Coming To Linux 5.19 For Display Support With Newer SoCs</a>. <em>While this does not affect the chips in current Linux Phones, it's good news for future Linux Phones!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="non-linux">Non-Linux</h4>
<ul>
<li>Genodians: <a href="https://genodians.org/ssumpf/2022-05-09-telephony">Pine fun - Telephony (Roger, Roger?)</a>. <em>Fun read!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="worth-noting">Worth noting</h4>
<ul>
<li>According <a href="https://teddit.net/r/PINE64official/comments/ums0z3/psa_the_lora_pinephone_case_seems_to_drain/">to reddit user /u/The01player using the LoRaWAN backcover can badly drain the PinePhone's battery</a>.</li>
<li>Use Manjaro? Want Waydroid on your PinePhone Pro? Check out <a href="https://github.com/MadameMalady/Manjaro-Waydroid-Manager">Manjaro Waydroid Manager</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/FOSSingularity">@FOSSingularity</a>!</li>
<li>Also, by the same developer: <a href="https://github.com/MadameMalady/PinePhone-Pro-Manjaro-Maui-Shell-Installer-MMSI">A script to try Maui Shell on Manjaro</a>!</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-reading">Worth reading</h3>
<h4 id="password-management">Password management</h4>
<ul>
<li>hamblinggreen: <a href="https://hamblingreen.gitlab.io/2022/05/07/my-love-hate-relationship-with-bitwarden.html">My Love-Hate Relationship With Bitwarden</a>. <em>This would have been one for last week, but I did not skim it carefully enough. See also: <a href="https://linuxphoneapps.org/backends/pass/">Pass UIs</a>.</em> </li>
</ul>
<h4 id="librem-5">Librem 5</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purism: <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/improved-delivery-time-for-librem-5-usa-may-2022-update/">Improved Delivery Time for Librem 5 USA: May 2022 Update</a>. _The <a href="https://forums.puri.sm/t/new-post-improved-delivery-time-for-librem-5-usa-may-2022-update/17236">comment thread</a> on Purism's forums is the usual.</li>
<li>The Arcology Garden: <a href="https://arcology.garden/librem5-first-impressions">First Impression of the Purism Librem5</a>. <em>Great write up!</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-listening">Worth listening</h3>
<ul>
<li>Linux Lads: <a href="https://linuxlads.com/episodes/season-7-episode-8/">Season 7 - Episode 8: Sailing New Waters</a>. <em>Featuring Adam Pigg, Sailfish OS enthusiast and porter (e.g. PINE64 devices).</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-watching">Worth watching</h3>
<h4 id="sxmo">Sxmo</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bosco Vallejo-Nágera: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1KWHSp41BY">Pinephone with sxmo (wayland) - thoughts after ~1 month of usage</a>. <em>Awesome in-depth video of Sxmo!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="nemo-mobile">Nemo Mobile</h4>
<ul>
<li>Jozef Mlich: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7z-WVSs0Rg">Nemomobile: phone call with PinePhone</a>. <em>Ok, audio does not work yet, but it's still an achievement!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="ubuntu-touch">Ubuntu Touch</h4>
<ul>
<li>Phonez Pop: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaoHBBLMups">Poco X3 Pro Running UBUNTU Touch 🔥 🔥 🔥 Features, First looks</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="keyboarded-handhelds">Keyboarded handhelds</h4>
<ul>
<li>mutantC: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMh2CevHU">Sony Vaio UX UMPC review with Debian Linux</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="shorts">Shorts</h4>
<ul>
<li>Baonks81: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/it-JM-GkJxw">Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS Nexus 7 2012 grouper mainline kernel-5.15.0-rc4-postmarketOS-grate</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="something-missing">Something missing?</h3>
<p>If your project's cool story (or your awesome video or nifty blog post or ...) is missing and you don't want that to happen again, please get in touch via social media or email!</p>
LinBits 77: Weekly Linux Phone news / media roundup (week 51/52)2021-12-30T18:00:00+00:002021-12-30T18:00:00+00:00https://linmob.net/linbits-77-weekly-linux-phone-news-week51-52/<p><em>The end of the year in Linux Phones, let's have a last LinBits:</em> A new Maui Shell for phones and tablets, postmarketOS v21.12, Mobian on the PinePhone Pro, GTK 4.6.0, an app-list replacement prototype and more!</p>
<span id="continue-reading"></span><h3 id="software-releases">Software releases</h3>
<ul>
<li>Maui Shell, see more below: <a href="https://linmob.net/linbits-77-weekly-linux-phone-news-week51-52/#maui-shell">Text</a> and <a href="https://linmob.net/linbits-77-weekly-linux-phone-news-week51-52/#maui-shell-demo-videos">video</a>.</li>
<li>Biktorgj’s <a href="https://github.com/Biktorgj/pinephone_modem_sdk/releases/tag/0.5.0">open-source modem firmware 0.5.0</a> has been released. fixing some more things.</li>
<li>postmarketOS have released <a href="https://postmarketos.org/blog/2021/12/29/v21.12-release/">their next stable release, v21.12</a>. This is based on Alpine 3.15, delivering Sxmo 1.6, Plasma Mobile Gear 21.12 and Phosh 0.14.0 among other updated packages. Also, TTYescape has been added, which is basically a way to fix things on TTY when your GUI should fail without using SSH or a hardware keyboard. Device support has improved, 9 new devices (5 Snapdragon 410 powered ones) have been added. Sadly, the good old Nokia N900 (2009) was dropped, but that’s just what happens when nobody steps up. If you want to hold on to your N900, <a href="https://leste.maemo.org/Nokia_N900">Maemo Leste still support it</a>. <em>If you have not used postmarketOS in a while (or ever) and have a compatible device, this release might be a good time – stable is less prone to breakages, and with service packs you still get new software every then and now.</em></li>
<li>GTK 4.6.0, a new major GTK 4 release, is out! <em>More dust settling as GNOME 42 is nearing!</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-noting">Worth noting</h3>
<ul>
<li>PINE64 are having a <a href="https://www.pine64.org/2021/12/29/pinephone-community-poll/">PinePhone Community Survey</a>! Make sure to take part!</li>
<li>If you’re waiting for better battery life on your Librem 5, follow <a href="https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/linux-next/-/merge_requests?label_name%5B%5D=suspend">these issues</a>!</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-reading">Worth reading</h3>
<h4 id="software-progress">Software Progress</h4>
<ul>
<li>This Week in GNOME: <a href="https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2021/12/twig-24/">#24 Future of Files</a>. <em>I need to try that GTK4 port of Tangram!</em></li>
<li>antoniof: <a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/antoniof/2021/12/29/the-icon-view-is-dead-long-live-the-icon-view/">The icon view is dead, long live the icon view!</a>.</li>
<li>Claudio Cambra: <a href="https://claudiocambra.com/2021/12/25/happy-holidays-kalendar-v0-4-0-is-our-gift-and-it-brings-new-views-improved-performance-and-many-many-bugfixes-kalendar-devlog-24/">Happy holidays! Kalendar v0.4.0 is our gift, and it brings new views, improved performance, and many bugfixes – Kalendar develop 24</a>.</li>
<li>kver: <a href="https://kver.ca/2021/12/better-adaptive-icons-for-2022/?utm_source=atom_feed">Better Adaptive Icons for 2022</a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="distro-progress">Distro Progress</h4>
<ul>
<li>Mobian blog: <a href="https://blog.mobian-project.org/posts/2021/12/28/pinephone-pro/">The PinePhone Pro is here (and it runs Mobian!)</a>. <em>Great! The only thing that saddens me a bit that parts of this can be interpreted as further mainlining of the OG PinePhone being quite unlikely.</em></li>
<li>Jozef Mlich: <a href="https://blog.mlich.cz/2021/12/nemomobile-in-december-2021-part-two/">NemoMobile in December/2021 part two</a>. <em>Great progress!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="call-for-testing">Call for Testing</h4>
<ul>
<li>UBports: <a href="https://ubports.com/de/blog/ubports-blogs-nachrichten-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-21-call-for-testing-3796">Ubuntu Touch OTA-21 Call for Testing</a>. <em>Do help out by trying new stuff early!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="maui-shell">Maui Shell</h4>
<ul>
<li>NitruxOS blog: <a href="https://nxos.org/maui/introducing-maui-shell/">Introducing Maui Shell</a>. <em>This is definitely something to look forward to! I always need to physically interact with UIs to know how much I like them, but this seems really promising!</em>
<ul>
<li>Liliputing: <a href="https://liliputing.com/2021/12/maui-shell-is-a-convergent-desktop-for-linux-phones-tablets-laptops-and-desktop-computers.html">Maui Shell is a convergent desktop for Linux phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="backups-something-one-should-always-do-and-if-not-now">Backups: Something one should always do, and if not, now</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purism: <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/how-to-create-librem-file-backups/">How to Create Librem File Backups</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="hardware-corner">Hardware corner</h4>
<ul>
<li>TuxPhones: <a href="https://tuxphones.com/the-shift-we-need/">A SHIFT in perspective, is this the next step for Linux phones?</a>. <em>Nice article about an interesting phone (I likely won’t buy)!.</em>
<ul>
<li>Liliputing: <a href="https://liliputing.com/2021/12/shift6mq-is-a-modular-repairable-and-somewhat-linux-friendly-smartphone-from-germany.html">Shift6mq is a modular, repairable (and somewhat Linux-friendly) smartphone from Germany</a>. <em>Brad’s take.</em></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="other-roundups">Other roundups</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fossphones.com: <a href="https://fossphones.com/1228-news.html">Linux Phone News - December 28th, 2021</a>. <em>Well done!</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="off-topic">Off topic</h3>
<ul>
<li>Drew DeVault: <a href="https://drewdevault.com/2021/12/28/Dont-use-Discord-for-FOSS.html">Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-listening">Worth listening</h3>
<ul>
<li>PineTalk Season 2 Episode 4: <a href="https://www.pine64.org/2021/12/28/s02e04-pinetalk-behind-the-curtains/">Behind the curtains</a>. <em>Great show!</em></li>
<li>Destination Linux: <a href="https://destinationlinux.org/episode-258/">Linux in 2021: Year In Review! | Destination Linux 258</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-watching">Worth watching</h3>
<h4 id="pinephone-emulation-gaming">PinePhone Emulation Gaming</h4>
<ul>
<li>Danct12: <a href="https://tilvids.com/w/k2Lj4GbqRzf8uWykWhu9wx">PICO-8 Emulator on PinePhone (with keyboard case)</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="maui-shell-demo-videos">Maui Shell Demo Videos</h4>
<ul>
<li>Camilo Higuita: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efB9hX_2lZU">Cask - Maui Shell - Phone</a>. <em>I like the concept, but can't full grasp it yet.</em></li>
<li>Camilo Higuita: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxedAIpF3hc">Cask - Maui Shell - Tablet</a></li>
<li>Camilo Higuita: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxklj0OTGto">Cask Tablet mode</a>. <em>On device demos are always nicer, and this looks promising!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="ubuntu-touch">Ubuntu Touch</h4>
<ul>
<li>Digital Wandering: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMATJ-jpl1Y">Using Android apps on Ubuntu Touch ((WAYDROID))</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="shorts">Shorts</h4>
<h4 id="shorts-1">Shorts</h4>
<ul>
<li>NOT A FBI Honey pot: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0U09AGyPDU">Linux user test the Pinephone's browser privacy.....#shorts</a>. <em>Technically, this is all running with Waydroid, so I am not sure what’s so PinePhone-y about this.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="thank-you">Thank you!</h3>
<p>Thank you for following these updates in 2021, and for all the kind feedback. This is the last update to carry the LinBits name, fear not, these posts are going to continue, just under a different name, without numbering. To celebrate the new name, I’ll most likely take next week off – I do need a break. But don't worry, this roundups are going to be continued.</p>
<h3 id="stuff-i-did">Stuff I did</h3>
<h4 id="random">Random</h4>
<ul>
<li>Following last weeks "<a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/linmobapps.frama.io/-/issues/10">[Draft/Discussion] Future: Turning this list into LinuxPhoneApps.org</a>", I've built something that you can find at <a href="https://linuxphoneapps.frama.io">https://linuxphoneapps.frama.io</a>. It has multiple issues, e.g. as the app list performs as poorly as ever and there's no real working road formward, but at least this could be a stop-gap solution that allows for more explanatory content and other things this project needs, e.g. it's own blog. <em>Please get in touch if you've got thoughts!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="linmobapps-and-linux-phone-apps">LINMOBapps and Linux Phone Apps</h4>
<p>Aside from the website-building above, this week two apps were added:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://gitlab.com/gnunet-messenger/messenger-gtk">Messenger-GTK</a>, an <em>(awesome)</em> example GUI application for the GNUnet Messenger service using libgnunetchat, and</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Diego-Ivan/Flowtime">Flowtime</a>, a productivity timer app, similar to pomodoro timers.</li>
</ul>
<p>There's plenty back log to still work through, but I guess I better take it easy.</p>
<p><a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/linmobapps.frama.io/-/commits/master">Read here what (else) happened</a> on LINMOBapps this week. And please <a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/linmobapps.frama.io/-/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md">do contribute!</a></p>