#postmarketOS now boots on Clockwork Tech ClockworkPi uConsole with Rapsberry Pi compute modules!
https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/master/device/testing/device-clockworkpi-uconsole-rpi #linux
@phosh I set up pmOS v24.12 with phosh 0.45 on a 7 inch x86 laptop for a friend, in place of Ubuntu 25.04 he was using.
He was really impressed with the usability on such small device, as the UI can be easily scaled to be comfortable on a small screen (We selected 150% for a 7in 1080p display)
#phosh #postmarketos
I don't know if it's just me who thinks this way, but when I use a smartphone I what I really want is just a portable computer with a touchscreen that I can connect to wireless (wifi and/or cellular) networks from.
At it's core, that's really why I like postmarketOS. I want something that just works like a normal linux computer, and postmarketOS does exactly that.
The downside with owning an older Galaxy Tab A 10.1 also known as SM-T510 is that practically any and all forum-related development for roms or linux ports for it has gone stone cold dead over the years, and I'm not the brightest to do it from scratch.
Here's just one dead example:
https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-ubuntu-touch-unofficial-sm-t510-t515-samsung-galaxy-tab-a-10-1-2019.4146417/
#android #roms #ubuntutouch #postmarketos #galaxytab #development
Picked up an old #Nokia #N900 for cheap, turned out to the micro USB port was broken.
So I had the opportunity to learn SMD soldering. Both harder and easier than expected, does require proper tools.
The plan was to install #PostmarketOS or #maemoleste and use it as a portable mini-computer.
Might still try but I kind of remembered why I don't play around with Linux on old hardware...
It takes too much time and I have too many other things I want to do, and in the end there is always compromises when working on old undocumented hardware.
But it's type II fun so I always come back to it after :-)
#postmarketOS is gonna be so awesome once you can actually factory reset your device. not for that logic alone but because of what it implies about the underlying system design
i've done this rant before but just consider how much more solid your system will be when all your changes are explicitly handled on top of the base system with robust mechanisms for testing system changes, being able to revert them back (at the bootloader level).
if we do this right, it should mean that once you install postmarketos on your Android device you should never have to interact with fastboot again, you'll always have a working system to jump back to with A/B updates (unless you really mess up).
The user benefits are awesome too (see Lennarts thread), but as a distro that encourages tinkerers im way more interested in all the ways we can make development easier whether you're working on the kernel, initramfs, middleware or UI and THIS is how we do it
From: @pid_eins
https://mastodon.social/@pid_eins/114635234216495259
In a breaking news report, we have just learnt that all postmarketOS images installed this June will make the user 10% more queer, stacking for up to a 500% bonus!
Happy pride month ya'll!
postmarketOS in 2025-05: Continuous testing, downstream split, niri, os-installer
@CalcProgrammer1 I am planning to install #postmarketos soon on a alcatel tab 10 and some reasonable defaults would be great. Could you share the link to the script?
If you like squeekboard in #postmarketOS edge, I would advise not upgrading at this time. The command to revert from phosh-osk-stub back to squeekboard seems broken at the moment and you WILL LOSE SQUEEKBOARD.
* phosh 0.45 on a #pinephone running #PostmarketOS 24.12 (daily driver)
* phosh 0.47 on a Pinetab 2 (ARM) running @danctnix Arch build
Been reading all release blog posts and love every new release! Keep up the great work!
Upgraded all of my working arm64 #postmarketOS devices to the latest #phosh #systemd edge! Also wrote a small script to do all my preferred app installs and some configurations (my custom squeekboard layout, autostart TouchpadEmulator, set default scaling to 200%) to make reinstalling less painful.
@phosh I'm currently using #Phosh 0.45.0 via #postmarketOS v24.12 on a #Librem5. I'm hoping to switch to #Mobian when trixie is released (if an installer image with LUKS is available).
Thank you for maintaining #Phosh! I've been using it for the last couple of years; it's improving so fast, and it was already great to begin with :)
@phosh I don't use it as my primary phone, but I regularly use #Phosh on #postmarketOS edge on:
* OnePlus 6T
* OnePlus 6
* Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro
I have several other devices but those are the ones I use most often, and I use them fairly regularly for browsing, coding, terminal stuff, file management, and more. I have a SIM card in the 6T and carry it along with another OnePlus 6 with Android that I mostly use just for phone (calls, texts, some apps without Linux equivalents) and camera.
was talking about desktops and laptops if any of the #postmarketos people wanna crawl from the woodwork again
From: @jaiden
https://ordinary.cafe/@jaiden/114615883603817415
i’ve seen some people on here who use postmarketOS as their daily driver now that is has systemd. if that’s you i want to hear about your experience! i’m deeply curious as it seems pmOS has matured a lot now
blown away by the amount of work going on in #postmarketOS (as i am every time we release a new monthly update post), it's so humbling to see so many people with so many different interests and areas of expertise coming together to build something awesome
what are you waiting for? grab a device and get hacking :D
https://postmarketos.org/contribute/
https://social.treehouse.systems/@postmarketOS/114615433906900030
…is #postmarketos usable as a server distro these days?
