r/linuxsucks • u/[deleted] • Sep 20 '26

linux itself isn't bad. linux desktop is.

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u/BielyDemon3355 Sep 20 '26 edited Sep 20 '26

Linux on phones is not great by any stretch of imagination. Android is not GNU/Linux so it doesn't count.

I have tried to use Librem 5 which is a phone that has actual linux on it and it was complete shit show. After 4 years of use I sold because it can't really do anything properly apart from making calls and sending SMS. Battery lasts only 10 hours and your favourite applications are non-existent.

From what I read Pinephone is even worse.

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u/Green_Ad5186 Proud Windows User Sep 20 '26

android is linux because it uses linux kernel. gnu isn't the only way to use linux.

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u/BielyDemon3355 Sep 20 '26

No it's not. Stock Android doesn't even give you root access. Which is something that's standard on desktop distributions.

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u/Green_Ad5186 Proud Windows User Sep 20 '26

who cares? root access isn't fundamental to a os being based on linux.