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RITESHH 02-16-2017 07:40 AM

what is linux mobile?
 
Hello,
What is linux mobile i have never seen it i have used android phone please tell how linux phone is different from other?

WaterCatapult 02-16-2017 07:56 AM

Android origins more or less from Linux regardless of still existing differences, so you're using Linux on your phone in one way or another.

As for what Linux Mobile is, take a look here.
That phone runs Ubuntu which is developed this way that it can run on such hardware.
For that, it uses the AOSP as a base and adds various parts from the big PC Ubuntu you know and like to the mix.

Other examples are Plasma Mobile that also uses an AOSP base but runs with qt and Plasma libs instead of Ubuntu stuff and SailfishOS, an OS used on a phone that has its own little userbase.

Infact you can run all these more or less on Google's Nexus devices (can't say anything about the Pixel branch), other devices might work but then it's only a minority in a sea of devices.


Kind regards,
WaterCatapult

RITESHH 02-16-2017 07:59 AM

Hello,
Where to buy these phone

Kind regards,
Ritesh kakkar

WaterCatapult 02-16-2017 08:08 AM

Online mostly but I don't know what your local stores sell in terms of mobile devices.
At least in my area I never saw a Google Phone in the wild and neither so for the BQ Aquaris.

RITESHH 02-17-2017 02:56 AM

what phone does you suggest to buy what will be feature installed in it?

pan64 02-17-2017 04:14 AM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ml#post5671476

jefro 02-18-2017 03:26 PM

Removed.

tahiralmas 02-19-2017 10:23 PM

I am looking for a Linux mobile with communication software asterisk and mobile touch like http://www.raspberry-asterisk.org/ that is bundle of micro hardware and communication software asterisk.org

Mr. Macintosh 05-18-2017 03:05 PM

At least from a security perspective, Android is very lacking from the perspective of being a “Linux Distro”. The great thing about regular Linux distributions is that you can download any program from the repositories and be absolutely sure that it doesn’t have any malicious code. Unfortunately, Google’s code screening process isn’t good enough to keep bad apps out of their app store. Apple’s app approval process might take ages, but it keeps users safe by keeping malicious apps out of the app store. Sure, some malicious apps have slipped through the cracks, but those are just a drop in the bucket compared to the malware that made it through Google’s code screening process.

samuelfcampbel 10-14-2017 05:09 PM

A linux phone might have the full Linux terminal, desktop, and repository to work from on the phone just like a laptop!

Mr. Macintosh 10-14-2017 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samuelfcampbel (Post 5770027)
A linux phone might have the full Linux terminal, desktop, and repository to work from on the phone just like a laptop!

Yeah, that would be nice. I guess the closest you could get to that now would be an Android phone with a Terminal emulator app and BusyBox.

ondoho 10-15-2017 04:26 AM

please have a look at the librem 5 at http://puri.sm
and a related thread here on LQ.

Mr. Macintosh 10-15-2017 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho (Post 5770153)
please have a look at the librem 5 at http://puri.sm
and a related thread here on LQ.

Yeah, I heard about that a few weeks ago. I'm just not sure how successful it will be. Just look at Ubuntu Phone - it didn't last long, even with having some mainstream apps by making it easy to port Android Apps to Ubuntu Phone. We'll just have to wait and see if the Librem 5 will be successful.

dbowie 11-12-2017 01:45 AM

Which OS for tablet?
 
So I received this windows 10 tablet, and have an aversion to windows. So I figured I would lubuntu it, but alas, many things do not work, touchscreen for starters ...

I want to use it as a full featured ebook reader. Which OS does not communicate to Google or MS could I get lucky with? I could of course choose to never connect it to the net, which is fine.

Specs:
Z3735F, 2GB ram, 32EMMC, SDHC slot, RTL8723BS, and I do not know how to figure out the touchscreen model.

ondoho 11-12-2017 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbowie (Post 5779678)
So I received this windows 10 tablet, and have an aversion to windows. So I figured I would lubuntu it, but alas, many things do not work, touchscreen for starters ...

I want to use it as a full featured ebook reader. Which OS does not communicate to Google or MS could I get lucky with? I could of course choose to never connect it to the net, which is fine.

Specs:
Z3735F, 2GB ram, 32EMMC, SDHC slot, RTL8723BS, and I do not know how to figure out the touchscreen model.

your best bet is to search "linux install z3735f" and try a few things.
if you're still stuck, a detailed description of everything you did and messages received, in a new thread.


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