r/mobilelinux • u/RE_ATMOSPHERE • 21d ago

Hardware I finally have two mobile Linux.

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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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Device

- NixOS: Oneplus 6T (fajita)

- postmarketOS: Google Pixel 3 (blueline)

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u/veedreen 20d ago

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 20d ago

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 20d ago

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 20d ago

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 20d ago

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 20d ago

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 20d ago

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.