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Linux Phones

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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.

Benefits:

  • Hardware freedom.
  • Perfect operating-system competition.
  • Full utilization of specs.
  • Phone lifespan raises to 10+ years.
  • Less e-waste.

Linux Mobile Distros:

  • Ubuntu Touch
  • Sailfish
  • FuriOS
  • Postmarket OS
  • Mobian
  • Pure OS
  • Plasma Mobile
  • LuneOS
  • openSUSE Mobile
  • Nemomobile
  • Droidian
  • Mobile NixOS
  • ExpidusOS
  • Maemo Leste
  • Manjaro Arm
  • Tizen
  • WebOS

Linux Mobile Hardware:

  • Fairphone 5
  • Volla Phone
  • PinePhone
  • FLX1
  • Librem 5

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[–] Anafabula@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Thankfully the German eID app is open source and in the package repos of many Linux distros. It's even on FreeBSD & F-Droid.

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

That's strangely forward thinking for a country stuck in 2005 when it comes to internet access

[–] glibg10b@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

Based. This makes me want to install it, and I'm not even German

[–] Foofighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

Used it several times, works like a charm