Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (31/2022): Automated Phone Testing for postmarketOS and various little updates
Table of Contents
Blog posts about the progress of Nemo Mobile and Manjaro ARM and this and that. ;-)
Commentary in italics.
Software progress
GNOME ecosystem
- This Week in GNOME: #55 Wallpapers & Screenshots. Nice progress!
- Rust in Peace: Aarch64 for GNOME Nightly apps. Easier app testing, yay!
- Federico's Blog: Paying technical debt in our accessibility infrastructure - Transcript from my GUADEC talk.
- Philip Withnall: Mini-GUADEC 2022 Berlin: retrospective.
Releases
Plasma/Maui ecosystem
- Nate Graham: This week in KDE: Easier Samba sharing setup.
- KDE Community: KDE Plasma 5.25.4, Bugfix Release for August.
Nemo Mobile
- Nemo Mobile: Nemomobile in July 2022. Nice progress!
Distributions
- Manjaro Blog: July 2022 in Manjaro ARM. Nice update, Dan!
Worth noting
- Chris Vogel: "I just made two exciting discoveries using my #Li…" - Librem Social
- /u/QushAes: Am I the only one disappointed by the software situation of the Pinephone after almost 2 years of it being out? : PinePhoneOfficial. I am so tired of reading complainy posts, but there are some good replies in that thread.
- amosbatto on Purism forums: Will Linux phones get decent processors in the future?.
- They want your Vote for an official case for the L5 - Librem / Phones (Librem 5) - Purism community.
Worth reading
Automated testing
- Martijn Braam: Automated Phone Testing pt.1. Scale!
PinePhone Keyboard Findings
- megi's PinePhone Development Log: Pinephone keyboard bugs and new findings.
Maemo Leste
- Camden Bruce: Maemo Leste might be right for your PinePhone. Nice post about a great project!
First steps
- Buck Ryan: Getting started with the PinePhone Pro.
Quicker delivery
Worth listening
- postmarketOS podcast: #21 INTERVIEW: Sebastian Krzyszkowiak (of Phosh, Librem 5 Fame). I bet this one is a great one!
- GLN025 - Android Launcher, Faster Faster Faster, Linux Smartphones, Kopano. You'll need to understand German to enjoy listening to this.
Worth watching
Maemo Leste
- Camden Bruce: Maemo Leste demo on the PinePhone.
Installing postmarketOS
- Vu Android: [Galaxy A72] Install postmarketOS via TWRP | Boot linux on Galaxy A72 | Without losing your data.
Tablets
- Explaining Computers: Linux for an x86 Tablet.
Conference Talks about Ubuntu Touch
Something missing?
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