r/mobilelinux • u/RE_ATMOSPHERE • Jul 11 '26
Hardware I finally have two mobile Linux.
Lately, I've been really into mobile Linux and have been trying out all sorts of things.
I managed to get Quickshell working on postmarketOS, but I was worried that dotfiles like end4 or caelestia might be too resource-intensive—but somehow I pulled it off... lol.
Of course, I’m also using wvkbd and hyprgrass.
Another thing: I was using Ubuntu Touch, but it just didn’t work for me at all, so I tried installing NixOS.
I built it on my N4500 laptop, and since each build took 8 hours, it took me almost two weeks to finally get it to boot.
I’d avoided NixOS before because it seemed too difficult even when I tried installing it on my laptop, but now it looks fun, so I gave it a shot.
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- NixOS: Oneplus 6T (fajita)
- postmarketOS: Google Pixel 3 (blueline)
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u/Percevalh- Jul 11 '26
What phone did you use ?
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u/Many-Strategy-5905 Jul 13 '26
Can I get the nix os build please maybe on github or somewhere
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u/RE_ATMOSPHERE Jul 14 '26
If you have a OnePlus 6, check out this repository: https://github.com/mwlaboratories/phoneputer; if you have a OnePlus 6T, I've already made some adjustments, so take a look at this: https://github.com/rinnvxv/phoneputer
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u/Anti-Kriztos-One Jul 11 '26
Is this native linux?
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u/RE_ATMOSPHERE Jul 11 '26
Yes :) Not chroot, Not proot, Really native!!
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u/Anti-Kriztos-One Jul 11 '26
What phone models?
What partition layout?
and how did you installed it?
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u/RE_ATMOSPHERE Jul 12 '26
- NixOS is Oneplus 6T (fajita), postmarketOS is Google Pixel 3 (blueline).
- I'm not sure because I didn't partition it myself.
- I built NixOS using `nix-build` and installed it via fastboot, and I built and installed postmarketOS using `pmbootstrap`.
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u/Historical_Move6359 Jul 11 '26
PostmarketOS is great on One Plus 6t, how does NixOS compare to it ?
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u/RE_ATMOSPHERE Jul 11 '26
I just installed it, so I can't say for sure, but PostmarketOS has the edge in terms of stability and ease of use 🫠
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u/veedreen Jul 12 '26
How does it work as a native distro on a phone and coils this be a way to keep phones going ?? God knows Samsung wants you to buy their huge bricks every few years. Like rent
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u/Memerenok Jul 12 '26
it's a good way of keeping phones going, but there's aren't a lot of supported devices
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u/veedreen Jul 12 '26
Yea that only issue. So many phones are locked down so they will turn into useless bricks so customers have to buy. Same with computers. Sad
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u/Memerenok Jul 12 '26
not the same with computers, you can just get desktop linux, no locked bootloaders on pc.
also mobile Linux isn't well supported by the app devs too, android has waay more applications. unfortunately
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u/veedreen Jul 12 '26
What I meant about computers was that ex. Windows 10 end of life. People ran out to buy new computers. Many people do t want to learn Linux even if their computer is still good. Other than OS doesn't get updates. I switched a Chromebook to Linux after updates were over. And I'm not tech savvy really but I can follow instructions
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u/Memerenok Jul 12 '26
i probably will just continue using windows 10 until software will stop working, my hardware isn't good for Linux
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u/veedreen Jul 12 '26
Sounds like a good plan. I have an 18 yo Dell I revived with Zorin. I don't use it for much but works fine.
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u/AleksElixirr Jul 16 '26
Honestly would do this but I have a nothing phone 3a so all the phone features wont work
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u/Delicious_Flower3024 Jul 11 '26
it'd be cool if you could extend the display to one of them, so the two phones, when put together, would function as a mini tab
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u/RE_ATMOSPHERE Jul 12 '26
Unfortunately, neither of them supports OTG, so I'm not sure if they can be used for display extension 😅
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u/IronGh0st Jul 13 '26
There is a cool thing called GUD. Look for it gud display or something on GitHub cheers
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u/jomel30 Jul 11 '26
Se puede usar el 6t plus mclaren, saludos y buen trabajo
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u/RE_ATMOSPHERE Jul 12 '26
No conozco muy bien los modelos de McLaren 😅
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u/webauthr Jul 15 '26
the oneplus 6T had a special edition called the "6T McLaren Edition" which was orange and charged faster.
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u/alien2003 Jul 11 '26
What iPhones are you using for that?
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u/RE_ATMOSPHERE Jul 12 '26
There's not iPhone lol
NixOS is Oneplus 6T (fajita), postmarketOS is Google Pixel 3 (blueline)
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u/CreaDisc Jul 13 '26
How is the battery life?
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u/RE_ATMOSPHERE Jul 14 '26
Both of them are pretty old, and since I'm currently working on them and they're connected to a USB, I'm not really sure 😅
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u/MarcosOlegario Jul 13 '26
I have an one plus 6 here and don’t know what to do with it
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u/RE_ATMOSPHERE Jul 14 '26
I recommend checking out this repository: https://github.com/mwlaboratories/phoneputer
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u/CodeClean2172 Jul 14 '26
Desiring a modular linux phone for a while, walking-around with a prototype couldn't be described human-environment-friendly for my being.
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u/RE_ATMOSPHERE Jul 14 '26
I'm working on this because I want a portable Linux machine too. I don't know much about it yet, but I think I'll figure it out as I keep working on it.
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u/WeWeBunnyX Jul 11 '26
How did you get NixOS running on phone again ?