Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (20/2024): Phosh 0.39.0 and a postmarketOS report
Table of Contents
postmarketOS reports on what they've achieved in the past month, Qualcomm commits to mainline Linux support for their new laptop chip, Phosh 0.39.0 brings folder support, MarkNote 1.2.0 supports phones properly, and much more!
Commentary in italics.
Worth Reading
- William tries...: ... to run a LLM on his OnePlus6 running postmarketOS
- Liliputing: Qualcomm is bringing support for Snapdragon X chips to the mainline Linux kernel The exciting bit here is that a major SoC manufacturer actually cares about mainline here. Sure, it's not a phone chip, but still: This is a very welcome change!
- Purism: Get Your Hands on the Librem 5 for Just $699
- Phoronix: Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund Now Supporting FFmpeg
Worth Watching
- Continuum Gaming: Continuum Gaming E417: SFOS Jolla Love Day 2
- UBports: UBports Q&A 140
- DroidMaster: How to install POSTMARKET OS with KDE on any ANDROID with Termux X11 - No root - Linux on Android
- taylorhay: Wifite running on my BlackBerry Pi (Handheld Kali Linux Device)
Worth Noting
- krzk: "That's an interesting session: @cas explaining current status of upstream U-Boot on Qualcomm robotic platforms - using mainline kernel DTS and getting to SystemReady IR."
- Project Insanity: "Added a new page on the #NixOS wiki: Advanced hardware support setup for the Microsoft #Surface Go 2 tablet…"
- Oliver Smith: "@newbyte just tagged pmbootstrap 2.3.0 and wrote very nice release notes:…"
- hamblingreen: "overhauling the #framebufferphone f_audio script is turning out to be quite the challenge …"
- treefit: "I made a list of all known #deltachat clients…"
- Purism community: EM060K discussion
- Purism community: Solved: flash Librem5 OS from NixOS
- @dos@librem.one: Turns out that my Librerapay account was misconfigured for a while and couldn't accept any payments. I've fixed that now, so if you ever tried to support my FLOSS work through there and bounced off, I guess now is a good time to try again 😅https://liberapay.com/dos/
- Lemmy - linuxphones: [Feature Request] Vote for a Proton VPN App for Ubuntu Touch on ProtonMail’s UserVoice Forum
- Lemmy - linuxphones: How to diagnose Ubuntu touch randomly powering off
- PINE64official (Reddit): What's New? May 2023 Unofficial Update?
- #LinuxMobile: @threemaapp I know you're working like crazy on Threema Desktop 2.0 (Android support). But will I actually be able to use it on My Linux phone (#oneplus6 with #postmarketos in my case), i.e. will the desktop app be adaptive and usable with the screen dimensions of a smartphone? Or do you propose another solution for #linuxmobile users?
- #LinuxMobile: Do I know anyone here who daily drives #LinuxMobile / #postmarketOS on their main/only phone and would be willing to share their experience?
- #LinuxMobile: I've just released v0.3.2 of Pygenda - my #Psion-inspired agenda app for keyboard-equipped Linux PDAs. If you're not sure what that would look like, here's a video of an earlier version running on my #GeminiPDA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvQqFmlZ6nMMain changes since the last release:• An import function, so you can import entries from iCal files.• Dutch translations - thanks to Heimen Stoffels, a freelance translator: https://github.com/VistausSource code/docs: https://github.com/semiprime/pygenda#PDA #LinuxMobile
- #LinuxMobile: I'd love to have the #Android version of @organicmaps on my #LinuxMobile device. Is there any chance?The one packaged in my distro is something ver different.
- #LinuxMobile: I was able to make Visual Voicemail work on my #LinuxMobile phone (OnePlus 6 running #postmarketOS ) with Iliad Italian operator.I had to guess the config phone number, I used one that was sending me an SMS on new voicemail and it worked! (VVM was previously enabled on an iPhone)@kop316 did a wonderful job with vvmplayer! it's well documented and was relatively easy to gather the missing pieces.Bonus: After this MR gets merged, VVM will work out of the box on Iliad https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mobile-broadband-provider-info/-/merge_requests/112
- #LinuxMobile: Paging all GLib fans, my colleague @dylanvanassche needs some help debugging a problem that's preventing hardware LED blinking support on #linuxmobile... Help appreciated 🙏 https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/feedbackd/-/merge_requests/100#note_262473
- #LinuxMobile: I'm now running PostmarketOS (with Gnome-mobile) on my Oneplus 6. It's pretty great. Does anyone know if there is a working camera app through Waydroid (that could be installed via f-droid)?#OnePlus #PostmarketOS #linuxmobile
- #LinuxMobile: i just found out about this project and it seriously looks cool, i recommend that you all check it out! its a private linux-based operating system for smartwatches!https://asteroidos.org/#@AsteroidOS #asteroidos #linux #linuxmobile
- #MobileLinux: Funding available for (individual) #FOSS #developers and projects.#NLnet is seeking project proposals between 5.000 and 50.000 euro.Currently open for proposals:1️⃣ #NGItaler (electronic payment related)2️⃣ #NGImobifree (Android related)3️⃣ #NGIzero (very broad)Closing: 1 June 2024Easily submit proposal:https://nlnet.nl/propose/More info:https://nlnet.nl/funding.htmlFAQ:https://nlnet.nl/mobifree/faq/#MobileLinux #Linux #opensource #librem5 #pinephone #mobile #phone #software #grant #EU #mobian
- #MobileLinux: Screen recording is working nicely with Kooha on OnePlus 6t, postmarketOS, Gnome-Mobile.#postmarketos #gnomemobile #kooha #mobilelinux
- #MobileLinux: @martijnbraam All I can say is thankyou, thankyou thankyou for your work on this and helping to galvanize and co-ordinate a burgeoning community around getting mainline mobile Linux photography moving forward.It's all massively appreciated!#MobileLinux #Photography
More Software News
Gnome Ecosystem
- This Week in GNOME: #148 Variable Styles
- Allan Day: GNOME maintainers: here’s how to keep your issue tracker in good shape
- chergert: Ptyxis on Flathub
- Phoronix: GNOME 47 Aims For Release On 18 September
Phosh
- Phosh.mobi: Phosh 0.39.0
- Guido Günther: I needed #Rust bindings for an app to interact with #feedbackd to submit #haptic feedback. Here's the generated bindings for libfeedback in case someone else needs it too:https://gitlab.gnome.org/guidog/libfeedback-rs #phosh #gnome #LinuxMobile
Plasma Ecosystem
- Nate Graham: This week in KDE: all about those apps
- KDE Announcements: KDE Ships Frameworks 5.116.0
- KDE e.V. News: KDE e.V. is looking for a graphic designer for environmental sustainability project
- Volker Krause: Address formatting in QML
- Carl Schwan: MarkNote 1.2
- alcarazzam.dev: Python Bindings for KDE Frameworks
- TSDgeos: KDE Goals April 2024 sprint
Sxmo
Sailfish OS
- adampigg: SailfishOS on the @PINE64 #pinetab2 with working trackpad
- flypig's Gecko log: Day 236
- flypig's Gecko log: Gecko dev diary
- flypig's Gecko log: Gecko dev diary pause
- flypig's Gecko log: Day 235
- flypig's Gecko log: Day 234
- #sailfishOS: #SailfishOS #Gecko dev diary Day 236. Getting back on the horse 🏇 after a two week gap! A gentle start, looking at the wonderful image deciphering work others have been doing while I've been taking a break! 🖼️ https://www.flypig.co.uk/gecko?&list_id=1092&list=gecko
- #sailfishOS: A Jolla livestream is upcoming!Let's recap what's expected.#jolla #sailfishoshttps://jolla-devices.com/news/jollas-upcoming-keynote/
- #sailfishOS: 📣 Get ready for Jolla Love Day 2 on May 20, 2024! Dive into the latest Jolla updates, meet the new AI companion mind2, and connect with the community. 🚀🎉 Watch live at 17:30 Helsinki time (15:30 UTC). #JollaLoveDay🗓️ Event: https://www.eventbrite.fi/e/jolla-love-day-2-the-jolla-comeback-tickets-877291692067📺 Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nEC3sVExAU💬 Discuss: https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/jolla-love-day-2/#Jolla #SailfishOS #Event #Technology #AI #Community
Ubuntu Touch
- #UbuntuTouch: Trying to install Ubuntu touch on Motorola g play guanum #ubuntutouch #bootloaderhttps://askubuntu.com/q/1514499/612
- #UbuntuTouch: Sapot Container | Sapot Browser Experience in Web Apps para Ubuntu Touch por Anino ni Kugihttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/yAdPwy87CFASapot Container ofrece la experiencia del navegador Sapot en Web Apps.Disponible a través del instalador Jerkhttps://github.com/kugiigi/jerk-installerhttps://github.com/kugiigi/jerk-packagesTraducido de https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yAdPwy87CFA#SapotBrowser #UBports #UbuntuTouch #Lomiri #SoftwareLibre #GNULinux
- #UbuntuTouch: #DeltaTouch, the native #UbuntuTouch version of delta chat just announced they are going for full webxdc app support in the summer .... There also is an experimental way to run it on #nixos to get a desktop that is not based on Elektron. Shout-out to @lk108 who is heading this great work even if it's "niche" for now .... DeltaTouch is pretty close to mainline features and arguably the best messenger on that os! https://social.tchncs.de/@deltatouch/112446568813809144
- #UbuntuTouch: Which version of Ubuntu is suitable for me? #ubuntutouchhttps://askubuntu.com/q/1513749/612
- #UbuntuTouch: My heart is bleeding. After 9 years using Ubuntu Touch on my main phone, I'll switch to a degoogled Android version. Too much services I regulary use implemented an app only policy or at least an only all features available if using the app policy, which kind of sucks. I ended up having two phones, but that sucks also. So in the end, I gave up.However, thank you ubports for your ongoing efforts and hard work. I'll continue to support you financially and hope to come back to UT.#ubports #ubuntutouch
- #UbuntuTouch: Hello, which version of Ubuntu is suitable for me? (last version ) #ubuntutouchhttps://askubuntu.com/q/1513749/612
Distributions
- postmarketOS Blog: postmarketOS in 2024-05: Better governance and planning
- postmarketOS Blog: Introducing "Active Community Members"
- Lemmy - postmarketOS: Introducing "Active Community Members"
- Breaking updates in pmOS edge: Devices using UEFI boot may be unable to boot
- postmarketOS pmaports issues: v24.06 Infrastructure
- postmarketOS pmaports issues: Phosh 0.39 "wakeup keys" support
Apps
- Purism forums: List of Apps that fit and function well: Ptyxis, formally known as GNOME Prompt:
Stack
- Phoronix: Niri 0.1.6 Wayland Compositor Adds Interactive Window Resizing & Mouse View Scrolling
- Phoronix: PipeWire 1.2 Preps For Async Processing, Snap Support & Explicit Sync
Matrix
- Matrix.org: This Week in Matrix 2024-05-17
Thanks
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