Will Linux on phones become as easy as PC?
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(07-03-2020, 06:28 PM)Ekterm Wrote: Hello!
I've been using manjaro pretty exclusively as a daily driver on my laptop for quite a few years. I love how there is just one install image for all computers, boot it on either a brand new HP or a 10 year old Gateway it makes no difference, almost all the drivers are already there and you're immediately off and running. 

My question is, will this ever come to the arm/smartphone space?

When android came out with treble I thought it was the answer, but even phh-treble doesn't work completely on everything and my Xiaomi Mix 2S happens to be one it doesn't even boot on. Lineage is great, but eventually a phone loses support and stops receiving updates.

Will Linux phones be any different? Will there ever be just one Ubuntu Touch image that can boot up just fine on any new or old device just like desktop? When arm laptops eventually become popular, could the same image be bootable on them too? I dream of a world where I can reload my arm laptop and phone from the same flash drive.

Sorry if this is a weird question lol

  
   *  I Think it may get close to that,

   Debian has  already started an 'arm download' on their download site.

    However,   to have every device firmware available,  on one installation medium may not be practical  ( ? hmm ? )


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RE: Will Linux on phones become as easy as PC? - by bcnaz - 07-04-2020, 02:33 PM

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