Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (29/2023): WebRTC with video in Capyloon and emergency calls in Phosh
Table of Contents
Also: A 2nd gen Juno Tablet, a new release of Tuba, Arm embracing Panfrost development, a new release of unofficial Ubuntu Touch for PINE64 devices, Widewine support for Ubuntu Touch 20.04 and more!
Commentary in italics.
Events
- Guido Günther: There will be a #LinuxMobile #devroom at #FroSCon2023:https://froscon.org/programm/projektraeume/It's open both days for #hacking, discussion and ad-hoc sessions but you can also schedule a talk:https://mensuel.framapad.org/p/froscon23-mobileHopefully see you there! [FroSCon takes place 2023-08-05 and 2023-08-06 in St. Augustin near Bonn in Germany](https://froscon.org/info/].
Hardware
- Liliputing: Juno Tab 2 Linux tablet packs a bigger screen, more storage (and the same Jasper Lake processor)
Software
Gnome Ecosystem
- This Week in GNOME: #105 Legendary Saturday Edition
- Alice: "libadwaita update, long Last …"
- theevilskeleton: Opt-in Telemetry and Asking Users for Feedback May Not Work in Practice
Plasma Ecosystem
- Nate Graham: This week in KDE: Plasma 6 features
- Nate Graham: Where bugfixes and new features come from
- tsdgeos: KDE Gear 23.08 branches created
- Camilo: "mauikit, mauiman, maui shell and more projects have already been ported to Qt6.…"
Ubuntu Touch
- Unofficial Ubuntu Touch for PinePhone (Pro): v0.8
- fredldotme: Uh oh, what could that toot be about??Snaps using libhybris drivers on Ubuntu Touch of course!
- widenabler - OpenStore Widewine DRM support, but... be careful!
Capyloon
- Capyloon: Fri 09 June 2023
- Capyloon: "With a couple of patches from …" WebRTC with camera support on PPP!
Matrix
- Matrix.org: This Week in Matrix 2023-07-21
- Matrix.org: A giant leap forwards for encryption with MLS
Distributions
- Breaking updates in pmOS edge: /etc/boot/cmdline.txt is no longer used to configure kernel parameters on boot
- Manjaro PinePhone Phosh: Beta 34
Linux
Stack
- Collabora: A helping Arm for Panfrost
- Phoronix: XWayland 23.2 RC1 Brings Tearing Control, Resizable Rootful, Emulated Input
Worth Noting
- GeopJr: "#Tuba v0.4.0 is now available,…"
- Martijn Braam: "This took a lot of work ". Megapixels progress!
- Seth Falco: "Finally reading #PGP encrypted email on my #PinePhonePro. 🎉 With the latest version of #postmarketOS and #Thunderbird, it's still shoddy, but we can actually set up and read emails. No issues with launching or window sizing!…"
- 𖤐 MadameMalady 𖤐: "I made an update to My Waydroid Manager…"
- Chris Gioran: "Mocking Google for their totally-not-an-attempt-to-DRM-the-Web is the right thing to do.…"
- PinePhone (Reddit): What OS just works?
- PINE64official (Reddit): [Development] Baremetal/low-level kernel development for Pinephone pro
- PINE64official (Reddit): Pine Phone Pro usability?
- Phones (Librem 5),- Purism community: Selcting items in context menues - faulty behaviour?
Worth Reading
- Camden Bruce: The ultimate Linux phone guide for consumers
- Phosh.mobi blog: How Phosh and GNOME Calls handle emergency calls
- LINux on MOBile: State of the Droidian Project Thanks again for the guest post, FakeShell!
- Purism: Free Yourself from Surveillance Capitalism with the Liberty Phone
Worth Listening
- Linux After Dark: Episode 48 – What ever happened to convergence?
Worth Watching
- La Chaine en Vrac de Joel: TUTO How to Install Kali Linux NetHunter Pro on Pinephone Pro Without Computer [ENG] - Phosh UI
- Linux Mobile: Juno Tab 2 - Intro (Linux Tablet)
- IT Mobile: Google Nexus 5 Ubuntu Touch Incoming call
- kajuz6: Sailfish OS 4.5.0.21 quick video changelog! Mid summer update for all Jolla Devices!
- NOT A FBI Honey pot: Pine Phone's most beautiful Linux phone Distro #shorts :RhinoOS
- PC FREEDOM: 【スマホで動くLinux】Droidian：もうスマホのOSはAndroidだけじゃない #pixel3a
Thanks
Huge thanks to Plata for the nifty set of Python scripts that speed up collecting links from feeds by a lot.
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