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  • Maemo Leste
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Linux OS on Gen 1 Pixel tinkering (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 week ago by Snowballfighter@lemmy.ca to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca
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I have an donated Gen 1 Pixel phone so that I can experiment trying a new OS on it. I use linux mint on my laptop but still consider myself a beginner. The goal is to eventually do this to my main phone (A galaxy S8) but I wanted to get a feel for how to do it. I'm stuck on the OS, I only use the phone as a clock, texting, and occasionally a call. Internet isn't a huge deal but it'd be nice in a pinch. I'm looking for an OS that's easy to use, privacy & security. Any recommends/guides?

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[–] erebion@news.erebion.eu 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's not something you can do as a beginner in Linux. I'm porting Linux to a phone and even after using Linux for 18 years it's not an easy task.

If you want to use Linux on a phone, get one that is supported. (Or get comfortable with the shell anf inner workings of Linux and put in a lot of effort.)

For example, I've ported Mobian to the Pixel 3a and that works quite well and is cheap. Pretty sure others will have more recommendations.

[–] Snowballfighter@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

I really enjoyed doing it with the pixel 1! I love a good tinker and it's good practice, might even switch over to it as my main phone. I'm looking into finding a used pixel 6 so I can try out Graphene and ditching the S8 altogether. Next project is tablets though.👏