Mobian

A customized version of Debian on mobile, currently supporting the pinephone, pinetab and librem5.

Public Key

npub1zfmw95rgnxpjk0l9rl2jmhhequ85g066sw2dvwy2xe89n69mxvqqzr5wh4

NIP-05 Address

mobian_at_fosstodon.org@mostr.pub

Profile Code

nprofile1qqspyahz6p5fnqet8lj3l4fdmmuswr6y8adg89xk8z9rvnjeazanxqq52nnxa

Author Public Key

npub1zfmw95rgnxpjk0l9rl2jmhhequ85g066sw2dvwy2xe89n69mxvqqzr5wh4

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Last Notes

2024-06-30 06:34:34

If you are on mobian bookworm and you have not undated for quite some time, you might get some 'sigkey expired' message when apt upgrading.
Our mobian signature key expired indeed, but an updated version will be pulled in through debian's repository (mobian-archive-keyring).
So just apt upgrade away and the next apt update should be fine.

2024-04-23 08:59:05

Notes on the quest to get the alarm clock to wake up the phone from suspend: this executed as user mobian actually resumed a L5:
systemd-run --collect --user --unit=alarm-clock --on-active="1m" --timer-property=WakeSystem=true gnome-clocks
Resuming without root permissions seems to work now (progress)!
There are still bugs, also saw https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/29245
Now, gnome-clocks "just" needs to call the required systemd timers to make the phone wake up on time...

2024-04-17 13:16:17

@npub1ug4…d762 is back in business! Now with a new hoster and server, blog, repository, and image downloads should be back up again.
There might be a few old DNS cache leftovers which should resolve themselves soon.
Yay for good backups and sorry for the downtime!

2024-04-15 19:19:52

Just a reminder that the @npub1ug4…d762 repo, image downloads and website are still down due to a hardware issue. There are backups of everything but the bring up is taking longer than expected.
Had we known it takes this long, we would have provided a temporary solution. Sorry, but we'll be back! 💪

2024-04-10 15:57:17

Our servers have recently gone belly up, so if you have been trying to reach our images, website, or blog and haven't, that is why.
We don't have an ETA for when it will be back up, but we are trying to do it ASAP.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

2024-03-07 03:30:12

Debian Trixi currently undergoes a big transition with most packages being rebuilt. Right now is not a good time to 'apt dist-upgrade'. Some package upgrades will be held back. Right now dist-upgrade wants to remove phosh-phone, librem5-support and libglib2.0-bin, which seems like a bad idea...
Hold it back some time until things quiet down. Thanks.

2024-03-02 10:39:57

Thanks @npub1myw…ddfu for persisting in your efforts to create an upstream wifi driver for the #RTL8723CS. Looking forward to reap the fruits of your efforts 🤩.

2024-02-03 16:26:36

Our fearless leader @a-wai is about to give his talk "Towards a bright future with Mobian?" in 5 minutes. Check out the streaming options at https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3290-towards-a-bright-future-with-mobian-/ or wait for our summary sometime later.

2024-02-03 08:25:14

Remember, today is #FOSDEM and there is a great devroom on "FOSS on #mobileLinux". https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/room/h1309/
Happen to not be in Brussels? Not an excuse as my livingroom setup proofs. I am all ready to listen to the live stream and chat in #matrix room #2024-h.1309_van_rijn_:fosdem.org
Make sure to not miss out the talks by @npub1vsl…zg7v @npub1e9g…kvc5 @npub1x7d…sddw @npub16ur…mx4u @npub1ked…62j2 @npub1pnz…uqm8 @npub12ry…0450 @npub1w5z…rl8t @npub195k…9kcd and others
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/111/866/565/344/018/377/original/8bd97d7ee6fbd570.jpg

2024-01-15 09:24:22

If you are not happy with your on-screen-keyboard (#squeekboard) on Mobian, you might want to try out #phosh-osk-stub which is @npub1mwd…3q3p's toy keyboard. I like the layout a lot, apparently it even features local text prediction (have not tried that yet).
Remember, it is a toy, so hold back on your support requests.
Installation TL;DR: apt install phosh-osk-stub && update-alternatives --config Phosh-OSK
P.S. The screenshot is using PureOS rather than Mobian, but it is available there just as well
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/111/759/228/886/528/709/original/868389c8fb7b5005.png

2024-01-14 21:31:46

We take stock of some of the important things that happened in Mobian-land in #2023.
Highlights of 2023 blog post:
https://blog.mobian.org/posts/2024/01/08/highlights-of-2023/

2024-01-12 16:28:01

Uhh, now what kind of device could be running mobian there??? 😉
Is this @npub1n3h…nvl2 really a #FairPhone5 ?!
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/111/743/908/708/021/287/original/a42db22d632dc525.jpg

2024-01-12 06:21:01

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@npub14zy…2z57 We do hope there is a special hell for people attacking the good guys. They'll probably have to act as github salesforce in eternity.

2023-11-23 07:13:15

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@npub16ur…mx4u this reminds me so much of the Asus eeePC which I owned in the 7" form factor. Nifty market nuche, unfortunately a little weak in terms of performance back then.

2023-11-13 22:50:34

The Call for submissions to the mobile Linux devroom is out now! Submit your talks till December 8!
https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2023q4/003510.html
We are excited to learn what is happening in the ecosystem.
And if you can't make it to the devroom, make sure you'll visit our stand.
#fosdem #fosdem2024 #linux_on_mobile

2023-11-09 22:20:30

@npub1w6d…lmqp developer rooms have been announced!
After a crammed half day of talks on #LinuxOnMobile last time, we are very happy that there will be a full Sunday dedicated to mobile topics around true Linux OSes at #fosdem2024.
We will announce a Call for Participation as soon as it is published. We will coordinate with our Friends at @npub12nq…a3hq, sailfish OS, etc to put together something interesting.
https://fosdem.org/2024/news/2023-11-08-devrooms-announced/

2023-10-29 11:49:01

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@npub1a3h…m44m admit it! The solder iron simply fell on those pins by accident and you just invented the whole story to sound smart !1!
Seriously, why do manufacturers go to these lengths to make their products worse?

2023-10-11 02:44:58

Mobian started as a hobby project, triggered by the excitement of finally being able to hack one’s mobile phone at will. It is fair to say that the device that made it possible back then was the original PinePhone. However, after running once again into the same difficulties we experienced over and over, we’re wondering whether maintaining support for this device is still worth the effort…
https://blog.mobian.org/posts/2023/09/30/paperweight-dilemma/

2023-10-03 16:40:37

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@npub1a3h…m44m @npub1mwd…3q3p make it so! Please 😅

2023-09-06 11:37:14

An article on @npub1ug4…d762 on phones was published in the print edition of dutch #linuxmag.nl! 💓
Subtitled: "Use Debian on your mobile phone"
Thanks to @npub1a3h…m44m for telling us!
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/111/017/984/158/366/895/original/3d800019a275cfd7.jpeg

2023-08-30 07:01:59

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@npub1j2d…pv45 @npub1zaw…tdg8 We wants it, the slim precious!!!

2023-08-06 13:33:13

Hi all,
If you are on Trixie, phoc updated to 0.30 but phosh 0.30 has not landed in trixie yet. Please wait to update phoc until phosh 0.30 lands in trixie (or install it from unstable!)

2023-06-23 11:32:05

Please do not use the post-bookworm release installer images for SD -> SD installs for the moment. Due to a bug you could accidentally delete your /boot partition.
A fix is coming, but we won't be replacing the weekly installer build.

2023-06-22 10:46:56

Mobian now supports the #PineTab2 from @npub1kcy…fzfa! Big thanks to @npub14qe…dcxp for the port. You can see it booting here:
https://fosstodon.org/@julianfairfax/110587262715357807
And find the installation instructions here: https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/PINE64/PineTab2

2023-06-11 17:32:19

New blog post! https://blog.mobian-project.org/posts/2023/06/10/bookworm/

2023-06-11 13:04:06

We are happy to announce a stable release for Bookworm! Thank you to all the devs, testers, and others who made this possible.
You can find it here:
https://images.mobian.org/

2023-06-06 11:10:10

Hot on the heels of RC2, We just released #Bookworm RC 3 images (fixing issues mounting /boot on SDM845 devices), please help us by testing those and report any regression/new issue to https://salsa.debian.org/Mobian-team

2023-06-06 09:57:27

In preparation of the @npub1v4y…j7w0 #Bookworm release we have put out RC2 release candidates. We still have a few changes in the pipeline which will make it into a RC3.
If things go according to plan, RC3 might become our final release image.

2023-06-02 10:32:53

As Bookworm is approaching, we are also getting Mobian ready for the release!
We have -rc1 images ready to download, and are asking for help in testing: https://images.mobian.org

2023-04-26 14:12:56

For those with a #librem5 , we just added gnss-share and the ability to create encrypted Mobian images for the Librem 5!
I tested gnss-share with #puremaps , and it works great with car/bike/walking navigation.
Please note that by default, we will not provide images for encrypted images by default, we will only provide an image to make encrypted filesystems with the installer. We do this to prevent everyone having the same encryption key for their image.