Mobile Linux: Would you switch to a non-Android OS?

Ice Tea · Monday at 07:36

I know Sam Tucker is famous for his comedy tech videos, but if you can look past that, it's great to see a review from a Linux newbie testing the phone as an end user.

Much as I’d like a Linux phone, it does look a bit flaky here and there.

throwaway4372 · Monday at 07:57

All the reasons to try Linux over windows on pc don't apply on phones - as in Linux doesn't offer any of the same benefits. Perf, updates, privacy, cost, the benefits don't exist.

Quartz · Monday at 08:41

Aren't all Android phones based on Linux?

robj20 · Monday at 08:48

Quartz said:
Aren't all Android phones based on Linux?

It's a flavour of Linux heavily tweaked for use on phones.

Ice Tea · Monday at 08:59

I can change the topic if anyone has any suggestions?

Ice Tea · Monday at 09:36

postmarketOS (abbreviated as pmOS) is an operating system primarily for smartphones, based on the Alpine Linux distribution.

postmarketOS also interests me as it brings you even closer to a purist Linux desktop on mobile, however, by all accounts, it can have a steeper learning curve.

Orcvader · Monday at 12:08

In case anyone wants to try, the distro in particular shown in the video is Ubuntu Touch: https://www.ubuntu-touch.io

It has an extremely small supported phone list though, so unable to try it myself.

It does seem interesting but I would be more worried about app support from bigger services (video streaming, banks, etc.), so not for me.

Plasma KDE also has a mobile UI which looks a little more similar to Android: https://plasma-mobile.org

Ice Tea · Monday at 22:44

Even more limited for VoLTE and 5G.

mattyfez · Tuesday at 02:25

I already do run linux on my phone, it's called android

Rimsy · Tuesday at 15:47

mattyfez said:
I already do run linux on my phone, it's called android

Indeed!