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Yesterday I received my #Librem5 from @purism! Today I had fun with it, here are some photos:
- the default applications
- the Fractal @matrix client
- the Komikku webcomic reader
- the terminal application
#librem5 @The Matrix.org Foundation @Purism

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PureTryOut
PureTryOut  
Oh, but I can do that too!

Yesterday I received my #PinePhone from @PINE64! Today I had fun with it and postmarketOS, here are some photos:
- the default applications
- the Fractal @matrix client

It's a glorious time for Linux on mobile!
#pinephone @The Matrix.org Foundation @PINE64

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charlag
charlag  
i encourage you both to do some videos
Thib
Thib  
what a time to be alive 😍
madcap
madcap  
Have you used Ubuntu Touch before? If so, how do you compare postmarketOS to it?
PureTryOut
PureTryOut  
I have but not on the PinePhone, only on a Nexus 5 and OnePlus One. Atm, Ubuntu Touch is more useful for end-users, but I personally don't really like it.

It's too far off a regular Linux distro, for example it has a read-only file system and you can't update with `apt-get`. Also, way too many apps are in fact Electron apps which I absolutely hate.

I prefer SailfishOS really, but that has the problem of being a proprietary hell.
madcap
madcap  
Well, to me Ubuntu Touch feels like a "real" smartphone OS, but I see that you prefer a regular Linux distro.
Anyway, it's pretty cool to see so many Linux options for the smartphone. Let's hope in a few years it will be a viable option for a daily driver.
PureTryOut
PureTryOut  
Oh yeah everybody has it's preferences. I can definitely see the appeal of having a read-only file system and stuff, I just don't want it myself 😉

The plan is to have it viable as a daily driver sooner than a few years though, hopefully somewhere next year even!
Cyber Insect
Cyber Insect  
They're shipping? I pre-ordered but wasn't expecting anything until January.
PureTryOut
PureTryOut  
No this is a developer edition which I received as a developer for postmarketOS. Brave Heart is indeed shipping in January afaik.
greenjon
greenjon  
Want! The PinePhone that is, Purism can fuck themselves.
Vancha :fedora:
Vancha :fedora:  
amazing, so much work being done to finally get not one, but two Gnu/Linux based operating systems running on smartphones. What more could anyone ask for? :P
ImmyChan
ImmyChan  
wait it can run the Gnome desktop like the Librem 5? I'm not sure why I had it in my head it couldn't...that's really promising and boosts my interest in getting one of these
Efi (nap pet) 🦊💤
Efi (nap pet) 🦊💤  
vim on a touch kb? *dies*
PureTryOut
PureTryOut  
Ok to be fair, that isn't installed by default, it's just what I install by default ;) It's nice to be able to use Vim when I SSH into my phone
Efi (nap pet) 🦊💤
Efi (nap pet) 🦊💤  
ah, that makes much more sense lol
maison_faim
maison_faim  
does this have hardware buttons to disable cellular/bluetooth/wifi?
maryjane :fediverso:
maryjane :fediverso:  
Can any of you two show a pic or video of #lollypop working on the phone :D

@purism@matrix@PINE64
#lollypop @The Matrix.org Foundation @Purism @PINE64
David Revoy
David Revoy  
That looks really cool! Thanks for sharing photos.

(and I'm surprised to read attacks on the thread)

Te Komikku photo gave me the idea to open an issue on Komikku to know more on how I could get Pepper&Carrot to the catalog of available comics: 😉 https://gitlab.com/valos/Komikku/issues/4
Adrien Plazas
Adrien Plazas  
Having Pepper & Carrot available in Komikku would be amazing! @v4l0s@purism
@Purism @v4l0s
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