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Worth noting that there are other distros which seem to be further ahead as of now than UBPorts is, for example Mobian[1]. They recently got even the camera up

Worth noting that there are other distros which seem to be further ahead as of now than UBPorts is, for example Mobian[1]. They recently got even the camera up and running. 1 - https://mobian-project.org https://mobian-project.org

zozbot234 6y ago
Mobian is especially interesting because its work might go upstream into Debian. Being able to run pure Debian on a phone would make it even more of a Universal Operating System.
- gcbw3 6y ago
  > more of a Universal Operating System. not to say more trusted.
  - ta17711771 6y ago
    Or secure.
qchris 6y ago
I own the Pinephone UBports CE, which I've run UBports, postmarketOS, and currently have Mobian installed. Mobian is definitely my favorite of the three so far. Set-up was really easy, I'm perfectly okay with the Phosh UI, and being able to do package management with `apt` vs. `apk` is huge, since I'm much more familiar with Debian's setup than Alpine's. It didn't seem like something that would matter a bunch, but it's ended up being a big quality-of-experience improvement for me. Documentation seemed better for Mobian too, and getting everything set-up was very easy (user set-up vs. the pmOS "demo" user). Plus, at least the image of pmOS I had (about two weeks ago fresh .img file, plus regular updates), Firefox support wasn't great because of auto-scaling vs. the Firefox ESR on Mobian that just works. Like, open it up, log into my Firefox account, then start playing a Youtube video with zero tinkering just-works. I ended up calling a family member across the country and talking with them for about 10 minutes soon afterwards as well, with no issues. Plus, I was able to SSH into it from my laptop and build/run a Rust binary. On a phone. That was quite a fun moment. Still definitely a beta, but for me it's the closest to a daily driver of the three. I don't see myself switching back to pmOS or UBports unless they suddenly make a huge leap.

zozbot234 6y ago

Mobian is especially interesting because its work might go upstream into Debian. Being able to run pure Debian on a phone would make it even more of a Universal Operating System.

gcbw3 6y ago
> more of a Universal Operating System. not to say more trusted.
- ta17711771 6y ago
  Or secure.

qchris 6y ago

I own the Pinephone UBports CE, which I've run UBports, postmarketOS, and currently have Mobian installed. Mobian is definitely my favorite of the three so far. Set-up was really easy, I'm perfectly okay with the Phosh UI, and being able to do package management with `apt` vs. `apk` is huge, since I'm much more familiar with Debian's setup than Alpine's. It didn't seem like something that would matter a bunch, but it's ended up being a big quality-of-experience improvement for me. Documentation seemed better for Mobian too, and getting everything set-up was very easy (user set-up vs. the pmOS "demo" user). Plus, at least the image of pmOS I had (about two weeks ago fresh .img file, plus regular updates), Firefox support wasn't great because of auto-scaling vs. the Firefox ESR on Mobian that just works. Like, open it up, log into my Firefox account, then start playing a Youtube video with zero tinkering just-works. I ended up calling a family member across the country and talking with them for about 10 minutes soon afterwards as well, with no issues. Plus, I was able to SSH into it from my laptop and build/run a Rust binary. On a phone. That was quite a fun moment. Still definitely a beta, but for me it's the closest to a daily driver of the three. I don't see myself switching back to pmOS or UBports unless they suddenly make a huge leap.