I have a Nexus 2012 tablet lying around, aka #grouper, that is in the community section of supported #postmarketos devices. In theory, even most of the hardware should be supported.

However, the installation/flash instructions are such obscure, vague and unspecific that I won't risk to brick it.

Perhaps I'll revisit #postmarketos in some year or so when it gets more clear from the wiki what one is exactly supposed to do to install it.

I would very much appreciate a serious alternative to #android , but #postmarketos sadly seems still to be too far away from any practical use besides some nerdy tinkering around.

(Yes, I am very familiar with flashing custom roms, even compiled some by myself, but after approx. 30 minutes of wiki reading I still have no clue how to install it.)

@janriemer well... conversation has derived to "I say only Linux! Blah blah blah"
I guess there are holy places everywhere Xd
I'm one of those saying GNU/Linux , I think it's more descriptive of a system.
If I hear only #Linux I think about #android or even #postmarketos ...
If I hear #GNU/Linux I think about #debian etc.
But ecosystem is rich enough! I love more to hear about #gnu / #linuxlibre or #gnuhurd...
But hey! I dont care how you say it!
Holy places and criticism everywhere, true.

@janriemer well... conversation has derived to "I say only Linux! Blah blah blah"
I guess there are holy places everywhere Xd
I'm one of those saying GNU/Linux , I think it's more descriptive of a system.
If I hear only #Linux I think about #android or even #postmarketos ...
If I hear #GNU/Linux I think about #debian etc.
But ecosystem is rich enough! I love more to hear about #gnu / #linuxlibre or #gnuhurd...
But hey! I dont care how you say it!
Holy places and criticism everywhere, true.

｢ postmarketOS, an Alpine-based Linux distro designed to run on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, has published its 25.12 release ｣

https://linuxiac.com/postmarketos-25-12-brings-gnome-49-plasma-mobile-6-5-and-phosh-0-51/

#postmarketOS #alpinelinux # #opensource

｢ postmarketOS, an Alpine-based Linux distro designed to run on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, has published its 25.12 release ｣

https://linuxiac.com/postmarketos-25-12-brings-gnome-49-plasma-mobile-6-5-and-phosh-0-51/

#postmarketOS #alpinelinux # #opensource

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (51/2025): The Other Half reloaded

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-51-2025/

#LinuxMobile #postmarketOS #Jolla #SailfishOS #VoidPhone #FuriLabsFLX1 #UbuntuTouch #Mobian #Droidian #RhinoLinux #NemoMobile

@neil @postmarketOS Just out of curiosity, what phone hardware are you using with #postmarketos?

PostmarketOS 25.12 is now available. Based on Alpine Linux 3.23, the mobile Linux distro brings a major update to the package manager, UI updates (for GNOME, Plasma Mobile, Phosh, and Sxmo), kernel upgrades & device bug fixes.https://postmarketos.org/blog/2025/12/23/v25.12-release/ #MobileLinux #postmarketOS #Linux

Time to upgrade @postmarketOS.

#postmarketOS

PostmarketOS 25.12 is now available. Based on Alpine Linux 3.23, the mobile Linux distro brings a major update to the package manager, UI updates (for GNOME, Plasma Mobile, Phosh, and Sxmo), kernel upgrades & device bug fixes.https://postmarketos.org/blog/2025/12/23/v25.12-release/ #MobileLinux #postmarketOS #Linux

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (51/2025): The Other Half reloaded

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-51-2025/

#LinuxMobile #postmarketOS #Jolla #SailfishOS #VoidPhone #FuriLabsFLX1 #UbuntuTouch #Mobian #Droidian #RhinoLinux #NemoMobile

Since there's CCC and FOSDEM coming up, the next #BoilingTheOcean is happening in February!

The weekend of February 14-15th we'll be hacking as usual, but on the 13th we'll also have an evening of talks and discussions on identity in peer-to-peer systems, with @bumbleblue and @shibacomputer ✨

More details TBA :)

#gnome #localfirst #p2panda #postmarketos #berlin

Just donated a bit for @ev to support their first Phosh Contributors Meeting (https://ev.phosh.mobi/blog/pcm-funding-25-11/)

I use #phosh from #debian #trixie on a OnePlus6 that is running #mobian as my daily driver. Even phonecalls work now 😊 And #postmarketos just managed to get the speakers working on the #fairphone 5! It's so amazing to see what happens @ #mobilelinux each day!

And of course it feels great to support this work! So between buying presents for your loved ones, don't forget to consider the projects you love.

First time I've heard audio on the #fairphone5 running #nixos, thanks to #postmarketos research in https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/3793#note_510714, it will soon™ Just Work™ in a mainline kernel near you!

#MobileLinux #LinuxMobile #Fairphone5 #Fairphone #weeknotes

First time I've heard audio on the #fairphone5 running #nixos, thanks to #postmarketos research in https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/3793#note_510714, it will soon™ Just Work™ in a mainline kernel near you!

#MobileLinux #LinuxMobile #Fairphone5 #Fairphone #weeknotes

Happy to share, that my #FOSDEM talk for 2026 has been accepted!

Join me on Saturday, 31st January 2026 in Brussels (Belgium) to hear the latest mainline kernel status for Fairphones! Lots of things to talk about!

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/mainline_kernel_for_fairphones_-_2026_update/

There's also so many more exciting talks scheduled for the FOSS on Mobile devroom, so you probably want to see them all!

#Fairphone #MobileLinux #LinuxMobile #postmarketOS

Both #Mobian and #PostmarketOS ( #Alpine #Linux) repositories block updates over #Tor, but so does GrapheneOS. However, it is possible to have onionized repositories with #Debian on #Termux.

proot-distro with alpine can install (apk add) #rust and #cargo. Just add the required libraries and #Arti is built! PostmarketOS is built on Alpine and, interestingly, "apks" and "sdks" derive from Alpine, not from Google.
https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/package/edge/main/x86/rust

I wonder if microG can be installed in PostmarketOS. The Tor Browser should install on mobile linux devices (whether #Posh or #Gnome, etc). Until then, you can modify the proxy settings in #Firefox to use Arti. Onionsites could also be accessed this way.
https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/mobile-config-firefox

@torproject
@postmarketOS
@justsoup
#degoogle #LinuxOnMobile #FOSS #phone #rustlang

Someone on the Steam subreddit was asking for Valve to make a #SteamOS phone (seeing how the new VR headset is Arm but also playes x86 steam games). And I thought "Hey, I've already got #PostmarketOS on a phone. We know Valve is using some 'FEX' library. How hard could it be?"

As it turned out, remarkably easy. (Though, it helps that someone already wrote a guide for it: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Steam )

Pretty sure it's a YMMV situation, but my milage was pretty good.

#FEX_Emu

The #FOSDEM FOSS on Mobile devroom schedule is out!

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/foss-on-mobile/

It's going to be a great day of talks on AOSP, Mobile Linux and more; covering the full stack from SoCs to app ecosystems.

14 full length talks, 7 lightning talks, 23 speakers.

#fosdem26 #FossOnMobile #AOSP #Android #CalyxOS #OpenHarmony #postmarketOS #Phosh #SailfishOS #Gnomeonmobile #LinuxOnMoble #MobileLinux