Imnebuddy - pronounced “I am any buddy”

Techie, hippie, commie nerd

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Cake day: March 17th, 2021
  • Imnebuddy@lemmy.mltoLinux Phones@lemmy.ml•What Apps Are Missing on Mobile Linux?English
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    4 months ago
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    I find Android not having almost any option for various apps. I just want a touchscreen keyboard friendly text editor which saves txt files in my phone’s home directory, for example. The only thing that really exists is emacs or using Termux, and using a modal text editor on a mobile keyboard is a massive pain.

    To clarify, I prefer installing open source applications on F-Droid on Android, and yes, I could get some stunning 8K resolution text editor SUPER FAST NO ADS on the Play Store which requires GSF and is developed by some random dude, but I want a well-established text editor that Android doesn’t have, like VSCode or Kate. This is why Linux phones appeal to me, but they still have various issues and limitations.

    Maybe it’s because I use my phone like a computer, but I do not like using single purpose, clunky apps that obfuscate the filesystem. Linux, even on arm alone, has so many different apps that Android has no equivalent for. Not denying there’s still much work to do for mobile Linux.

    I believe the Linux infrastructure for mobile devices needs priority.

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    I had difficulty getting images from various operating systems to work (or not crash from updating) on my PinePhone. I need to eventually get Gentoo crossdev setup so I can compile packages for the PinePhone. Curious how well existing Android devices with Linux support fare currently.

    Not sure if debugging and fixing issues would satisfy your itch, but I guess one idea to consider is porting some Linux applications only available on the x86_64 architecture to arm/arm64/etc., and develop mobile friendly guis for current applications that are still primarily suited for desktop.

  • Imnebuddy@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•Best "just works" mesh router for open wrt?
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    5 months ago

    I was able to get some Linksys E8450 routers for cheap (~$40 each) on eBay a couple years ago, but they are more expensive atm (but $70 each, which is cheaper than a lot of other options). They require a bit of work to get OpenWRT installed, but it’s not bad once the work is done (I have received nearly 400 MB/s when I am close to the wireless connection sometimes, which is what my internet is capped at). I have used them as a mesh with one as a main gateway and the rest as access points with additional Ethernet ports. They do have the OKD issue fixed now, too. They’re also Wi-Fi 6. I’m looking into getting a Banana Pi BPI-R3 or R4, though I am not sure how well they are with mesh specifically, but have seen a few forum threads of people having some issues with mesh on these specific routers. I hope to switch to fast roaming (wired backhaul) eventually.