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Can't wait to switch my laptop to a phone running full Linux. Imagine just walking around with one normal phone and one phone that you can hook to with xreal g

Can't wait to switch my laptop to a phone running full Linux. Imagine just walking around with one normal phone and one phone that you can hook to with xreal glasses, connect that phone to a remote server and you got yourself all the power you want in your hands (provided you have good Internet).

pjmlp 3y ago
OpenMoko, Ubuntu Touch, N900, Sailfish,....
fsflover 3y ago
Here you go: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5 https://puri.sm/products/librem-5 or https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone.
- ranguna 3y ago
  Las time I checked, the battery on those was horrible because the cpu just uses too much power. Hence why I'm waiting for SD 8 support, plus SD is much faster, just in case I'm somewhere with low connectivity and need to run vscode (electron behemoth) locally. Thanks for the suggestions though!
  - fsflover 3y ago
    https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on-my-librem5-are-you/21889 https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on... https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on-my-librem5-are-you/21889/17 https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on...
    - ranguna 3y ago
      https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on-my-librem5-are-you/21889/10 https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on... https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/kik3916/ https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/ki... https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/kqv5t72/ https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/kq...
      - fsflover 3y ago
        Fair enough. Sufficiently good for me though (my daily driver).
        ranguna 3y ago
        Nice!! Hope you don't mind me firing a bunch of questions Do you use it as "just" a smartphone or as a laptop substitute? And how much screen on time do you get? How long does it take to charge? Have you tried using steam link? What OS/ROM/disto do you have installed on it?
        fsflover 3y ago
        First of all, it feels unbelievably freeing to run desktop GNU/Linux on my phone and benefit from the full command line (e.g., ssh and sshfs on the go are extremely helpful) and desktop Firefox, without stupid limitations of "ordinary" smartphones. I tried to use it as a laptop. It works fine for non-heavy tasks, but not sufficiently secure for me (I prefer Qubes OS). It is very helpful for doing some configuration though. See also: https://forums.puri.sm/t/anyone-using-the-l5-as-their-main-computer/22654 https://forums.puri.sm/t/anyone-using-the-l5-as-their-main-c... I get maybe 3-4 hours of heavy browsing. Usually, when I'm using the phone a lot, it lasts half a day. Also, the background apps are not frozen like on Android/iOS and can drain the battery very quickly if you don't close them. The good news is that you can replace the battery without tools and instantly get 100% charge again. It can charge in about three hours with the original charger, but I often use other chargers, which are slower (e.g., it can take 6 hours or more during the night). See also: https://forums.puri.sm/t/usb-dcp-5v-1-5a-protocol-and-librem-5/17637/2 https://forums.puri.sm/t/usb-dcp-5v-1-5a-protocol-and-librem... I didn't try steam link. I tried to install Mobian. It works but the functionality lags (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39155229 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39155229) behind the default PureOS, which I use. The software is still under heavy development and the phone is still getting longer battery life and smoother UI. See also: https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-professional-use-success/22303 https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-profession..., https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-professional-use-success/22303/40 https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-profession....

pjmlp 3y ago

OpenMoko, Ubuntu Touch, N900, Sailfish,....

fsflover 3y ago

Here you go: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5 https://puri.sm/products/librem-5 or https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone.

ranguna 3y ago
Las time I checked, the battery on those was horrible because the cpu just uses too much power. Hence why I'm waiting for SD 8 support, plus SD is much faster, just in case I'm somewhere with low connectivity and need to run vscode (electron behemoth) locally. Thanks for the suggestions though!
- fsflover 3y ago
  https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on-my-librem5-are-you/21889 https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on... https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on-my-librem5-are-you/21889/17 https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on...
  - ranguna 3y ago
    https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on-my-librem5-are-you/21889/10 https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-am-getting-17h-of-battery-time-on... https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/kik3916/ https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/ki... https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/kqv5t72/ https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/199uhzt/comment/kq...
    - fsflover 3y ago
      Fair enough. Sufficiently good for me though (my daily driver).
      - ranguna 3y ago
        Nice!! Hope you don't mind me firing a bunch of questions Do you use it as "just" a smartphone or as a laptop substitute? And how much screen on time do you get? How long does it take to charge? Have you tried using steam link? What OS/ROM/disto do you have installed on it?
        fsflover 3y ago
        First of all, it feels unbelievably freeing to run desktop GNU/Linux on my phone and benefit from the full command line (e.g., ssh and sshfs on the go are extremely helpful) and desktop Firefox, without stupid limitations of "ordinary" smartphones. I tried to use it as a laptop. It works fine for non-heavy tasks, but not sufficiently secure for me (I prefer Qubes OS). It is very helpful for doing some configuration though. See also: https://forums.puri.sm/t/anyone-using-the-l5-as-their-main-computer/22654 https://forums.puri.sm/t/anyone-using-the-l5-as-their-main-c... I get maybe 3-4 hours of heavy browsing. Usually, when I'm using the phone a lot, it lasts half a day. Also, the background apps are not frozen like on Android/iOS and can drain the battery very quickly if you don't close them. The good news is that you can replace the battery without tools and instantly get 100% charge again. It can charge in about three hours with the original charger, but I often use other chargers, which are slower (e.g., it can take 6 hours or more during the night). See also: https://forums.puri.sm/t/usb-dcp-5v-1-5a-protocol-and-librem-5/17637/2 https://forums.puri.sm/t/usb-dcp-5v-1-5a-protocol-and-librem... I didn't try steam link. I tried to install Mobian. It works but the functionality lags (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39155229 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39155229) behind the default PureOS, which I use. The software is still under heavy development and the phone is still getting longer battery life and smoother UI. See also: https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-professional-use-success/22303 https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-profession..., https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-professional-use-success/22303/40 https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-profession....