There is always a risk with writing up a guide on how to use a device in active development. Many, if not all, of the steps I am going to outline below will most likely be out of date within a year or so. That being said, this is what works for now to get…
Author: williamtries
The Flatpak Controversy: Part 2 (Speed)
In my first article on the use of Flatpaks on Linux mobile devices, I tested the impact of Flatpaks on overall storage capacity. Now, in Part 2, I’m testing whether applications installed via Flatpaks use more or less RAM than the those installed from a traditional package repository. Once again, I’m using the Moto G4…
The Flatpak Controversy: Part 1 (Storage)
This is the first of several articles I intend to publish on the use of Flatpaks on Linux mobile devices. Rather than dig too deep into a subject I cannot pretend to know inside and out, I conducted a number of tests that I believe illustrate the benefits and drawbacks of using Flatpaks on Linux…
Flashing Resources to your PineTime on postmarketOS
InfiniTime developers recently released a new version of InfiniTime (v 1.11) for the PineTime. Along with several bug fixes and improvements, comes two new watch faces and a special FOSDEM 2023 edition. FOSDEM 2023 is scheduled for February 4th and 5th in Brussels, Belgium. More on that later. PineTime developers have found a neat way…
Tooth: The New Mastodon Client for Linux Phones
If you’re on a Linux phone, but you’re not tooting, then you should register with a Mastodon instance now! If you’re tooting but not yet on your Linux phone, then you should install Tooth now! Tooth is a fork of the now-defunct GTK mastodon client Tootle. Tooth is still in development but already stable with…
The Best Wordle Clone for Linux Phones: Warble vs. Blurble
Getting started with gaming on Linux phones can be daunting. Even games built for Linux and easily installed via Flatpak are rarely mobile-friendly. Where best to start with gaming on Linux phones than something simple and addictive like Wordle? Believe it or not, Flathub hosts two Wordle clones, Warble and Blurble. It’s worth noting that…