LINux on MOBile - NeoChatLINMOB.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.Zola2021-02-28T20:42:00+00:00https://linmob.net/tags/neochat/feed.xmlLinBits 34: Weekly Linux Phone news / media roundup (week 8)2021-02-28T20:42:00+00:002021-02-28T20:42:00+00:00https://linmob.net/linbits34-weekly-linux-phone-news-week8/<p><em>It's sunday. Now what happened since last sunday?</em></p>
<p>A new Manjaro release, Plasma Mobile tarballs, Sailfish 4.0 on the PinePhone and more! <em>Commentary in italics.</em></p>
<span id="continue-reading"></span><h3 id="software-development-and-releases">Software development and releases</h3>
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<li><a href="https://carlschwan.eu/2021/02/23/neochat-1.1/">NeoChat 1.1</a> has been released. <em>No E2EE yet.</em></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/manjaro-pinephone/phosh/releases/tag/beta6">Manjaro Phosh Beta 6</a> has been released, featuring all the new releases. Read more <a href="https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-arm-beta6-with-phosh-pinephone/55679">on their forums</a>.</li>
<li>Plasma Mobile blog: <a href="https://www.plasma-mobile.org/2021/02/23/Plasma-Mobile-applications-tarball-release.html">Plasma Mobile applications tarball releases</a>. <em>Not much to read, but I hope that this will help Plasma Mobile get packaged in more distributions.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-noting">Worth noting</h3>
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<li>/u/mrtiger69: <a href="https://www.teddit.net/r/PINE64official/comments/lszxrv/spotify_on_the_pinephone/">Spotify on the PinePhone!</a>. <em>I added this to LINMOBapps last week, and now it even scales properly. Spotify Premium only.</em></li>
<li>@adampigg: <a href="https://twitter.com/adampigg/status/1365328542117093378">SailfishOS 4.0 now works on the PinePhone with video playback in the default Gecko-based browser.</a>. <em>I am going to look at this in the coming week.</em></li>
<li>@drago_senpai: <a href="https://twitter.com/drago_senpai/status/1364091065834164225">ExpidusOS now has a six months roadmap.</a> <em>Roadmaps are always confidence-inspiring.</em></li>
<li>@Fivnex: <a href="https://twitter.com/Fivnex/status/1365105202806710272">Potabi is going to be based on FreeBSD, and will be using Lomiri.</a> <em>Keep in mind: There is no FreeBSD working on the PinePhone just yet (although it works on the <a href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm/pine64">Pine A64</a>), and I don't recall that Lomiri has ever been run on FreeBSD. Now that's what I call a gigantic endeavour.</em></li>
<li>/u/realSpaetz: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Purism/comments/lt2fdg/i_received_my_l5_and_it_is_heavy_beautiful_and/goz36if/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3">Librem 5 vs PinePhone eMMC benchmarking</a>. <em>That's why apps launch faster on the Librem 5.</em></li>
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<h3 id="worth-reading">Worth reading</h3>
<ul>
<li>Purism: <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/purism-and-linux-5-11/">Purism and Linux 5.11</a>. <em>An overview of Purism's contributions to the most recent Linux release.</em></li>
<li>StealthGun's blog: <a href="https://stealthgun.tweakblogs.net/blog/19336/gentoo-on-a-pinephone">Gentoo on a PinePhone</a>. <em>Nice guide to getting started with Gentoo on the PinePhone.</em></li>
<li>MoukTech: <a href="https://mouktech.wordpress.com/2021/02/22/season-of-kde-project-update-1/">Season Of KDE – Project Update 1</a>. <em>foKus seems to be an interesting app.</em></li>
<li>UBports: <a href="https://ubports.com/de/blog/ubports-blogs-nachrichten-1/post/call-for-testing-ubuntu-touch-ota-16-3742">Call for Testing: Ubuntu Touch OTA-16</a>.</li>
<li>LinuxSmartphones: <a href="https://linuxsmartphones.com/open-source-phone-news-roundup-freebsd-google-free-android-and-ubuntu-touch/">Open Source phone news roundup: FreeBSD, Google-free Android, and Ubuntu Touch</a>. <em>Open source, not Linux, because of Potabi — see above.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-listening">Worth listening</h3>
<ul>
<li>PineTalk <a href="https://www.pine64.org/2021/02/26/003-quartzy-keyboards/">003: Quartzy Keyboards</a>. <em>Another Episode of <a href="https://elatronion.com">Ezra</a> and me talking about a few things. I already have some ideas for the next episode, but please keep feedback and questions coming!</em></li>
<li>Nephitejnf: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkR0KbcioPo">More Thoughts on the Current State of the Pinephone and Her Linux Distros</a>. <em>Yes, this is a YouTube video, but there's nothing to see, so just listen.</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="worth-watching">Worth watching</h3>
<ul>
<li>Сергей Чуплыгин: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-jHFa8YOpI">QtQuickControls-Nemo: Compare Spiner in QML and C++</a>. <em>New Nemo PinePhone image when?</em></li>
<li>Peter Hazenberg: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wMlACfEO0A">PinePhone - WoWLAN - Wake on Wireless LAN</a>. <em>Really cool work!</em></li>
<li>Privacy & Tech Tips: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q57Nj6Az3U">Sandbox Apps With Firejail: Protecting Pinephone/Pinetab/Linux Box (Firefox Example)</a>. <em>Great to see Firejail in action, I haven't been using it lately.</em></li>
<li>TalkNTech: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Nn7wJhr0s">What I think of the Pine64 Pinephone KDE CE</a>. <em>Good thoughts.</em></li>
<li>IziacNix: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYWe6L4hGNQ">Ubuntu Touch on the Pinephone</a>. <em>Two devices running Ubuntu Touch.</em></li>
<li>UBports: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AWxWgs0CN0">Ubuntu Touch Q&A 95</a>. <em>Highlights include: News on Anbox, Xperia X mainline and a lot more. Do watch it!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="mobian-unboxings">Mobian unboxings</h4>
<ul>
<li>TechHut: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqzAjEWfrAc">Unboxing the PinePhone by Pine64! - First look at Mobian (Debian Mobile)</a>. <em>Nice video, looking forward to more!</em></li>
<li>Kevin Veroneau: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLq9qINIybg">Unboxing the PinePhone Mobian community edition</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV02IK-1UMM">Mobian first boot on the PinePhone</a>. </li>
</ul>
<h4 id="pinetab-corner">PineTab corner</h4>
<ul>
<li>Privacy & Tech Tips: <a href="https://tube.tchncs.de/videos/watch/f5e41da9-3d95-4c5d-b2d0-2c96d165105e">Pinetab/Pinephone Arch (DanctNIX) Full D Encryption Install Script + Bonus (Option) BlackArch Linux</a>. <em>Nice to see that FDE script demoed.</em></li>
<li>LinuxLounge: <a href="https://odysee.com/@LinuxLounge:b/pinetab-unboxing-and-first-impressions:6">PineTab Unboxing and First Impressions!</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="stuff-i-did">Stuff I did</h3>
<h4 id="content">Content</h4>
<p>I published no video and no blog post this week. I did not even manage to do much on social media or improve a previous blog post. <em>I hope to do better next week!</em></p>
<h4 id="random">Random</h4>
<p>With <code>--ssb</code> being removed in Firefox 86, I <a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/linmobapps.frama.io/-/commit/9cffb330b5dc50d37d1372597e7f6d61703cc4ba">updated my launcher file</a> to use <code>--kiosk</code> instead. It works ok once you have one more app open in Phosh.</p>
<h4 id="linmobapps">LINMOBapps</h4>
<p>This week I added two apps to LINMOBapps, siglo (a WIP GTK client for connecting to InfiniTime), and Craw Translate, a Kirigami translation frontend. I also updated the rating of Spot, the GTK/Rust Spotify frontend, which now works great on mobile. <a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/linmobapps.frama.io/-/commits/master">A little more maintenance happened</a>. Please <a href="https://framagit.org/linmobapps/linmobapps.frama.io/-/blob/master/tasks.md">do contribute</a>! </p>