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minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoI have an old phone how would I install Linux and still use it as a phone, for texting etc?
minus-squareZink@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoUnfortunately it isn’t as simple as just needing the right Linux distro with a touch-friendly “DE.” We essentially need the “IBM compatible” equivalent phone platform like how modern PCs got started.
minus-squareSL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoLook at postmarket OS. Unless you are really lucky, texting, calling, wifi, etc is not or barely working.
I have an old phone how would I install Linux and still use it as a phone, for texting etc?
Unfortunately it isn’t as simple as just needing the right Linux distro with a touch-friendly “DE.”
We essentially need the “IBM compatible” equivalent phone platform like how modern PCs got started.
Look at postmarket OS. Unless you are really lucky, texting, calling, wifi, etc is not or barely working.