10-27-2023, 12:53 AM
What OS have you found that works best, with the Pine Phone?
I have the following requirements:
NECESSARY
Calls and Texts plus WiFi.
IMPORTANT (FOR ME)
Nextcloud
Podcast software
Plays MP3
Good browser
NICE TO HAVE
Works with an external monitor
Amongst others, I have tried the following OSs, over the last 12 months
Manjaro
Didn't get on with this. It was early on in my learning curve.
UBTouch Ubuntu 16.04
I bought a PinePhone because I was used to UBTouch on a Nexus5 where it worked very well and I thought my Nexus5 was failing. UBTouch has many problems on the PPhone - essentially unusable.
Mobian
Probably the best of the OSs that I've tried so far but Nexcloud synchronisation was hit and miss plus I couldn't get podcast nor MP3 playing software to work.
Fedora Linux 38
Didn't get on with this - lost some calls and texts.
Postmarket OS Phosh
Just started using this (again). Looks good, so far. It feels like a complete Linux computer in a tiny shell.
I have the following requirements:
NECESSARY
Calls and Texts plus WiFi.
IMPORTANT (FOR ME)
Nextcloud
Podcast software
Plays MP3
Good browser
NICE TO HAVE
Works with an external monitor
Amongst others, I have tried the following OSs, over the last 12 months
Manjaro
Didn't get on with this. It was early on in my learning curve.
UBTouch Ubuntu 16.04
I bought a PinePhone because I was used to UBTouch on a Nexus5 where it worked very well and I thought my Nexus5 was failing. UBTouch has many problems on the PPhone - essentially unusable.
Mobian
Probably the best of the OSs that I've tried so far but Nexcloud synchronisation was hit and miss plus I couldn't get podcast nor MP3 playing software to work.
Fedora Linux 38
Didn't get on with this - lost some calls and texts.
Postmarket OS Phosh
Just started using this (again). Looks good, so far. It feels like a complete Linux computer in a tiny shell.
PinePhone Beta 2GB/16GB Postmarket OS v24.12
PineTab2 Arch Danctnix 6.4.2
PineTab2 Arch Danctnix 6.4.2