Linux for mobile devices

In today's world, Linux for mobile devices has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide variety of people. Its impact and scope are so significant that they do not go unnoticed in any area. From the academic field, through the work world, to the personal sphere, Linux for mobile devices arouses great interest and debate. As we delve into this topic, we will realize the importance it has in today's society and how its influence has been growing over time. In addition, we will explore its implications, challenges and potential solutions, with the aim of thoroughly understanding this phenomenon and its consequences in our daily lives.

Linux for mobile devices, sometimes referred to as mobile Linux, is the usage of Linux-based operating systems on portable devices, whose primary or only Human interface device (HID) is a touchscreen. It mainly comprises smartphones and tablet computers, but also some mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) portable media players that come with a touchscreen separately.

Mobile Linux is a relatively recent addition to the Linux range of use, with Google's Android operating system pioneering the concept. While UBPorts tried to follow suit with Ubuntu Touch, a wider development of free Linux operating systems specifically for mobile devices was only really spurred in the latter 2010s, when various smaller companies started projects to develop open source phones.

Lists

Operating systems

This is a list of Linux distros directly targeted towards use with mobile phones, being offered preconfigured with the mobile-oriented software listed below. There are both phone producers who develop their own operating systems and independent developments by community projects. Outside of these, several traditional distros have versions compiled for ARM architecture, which could be configured to use these components. This is done, for example, with Manjaro by the PinePhone.

Active

Maemo Timeline
Relationships between mer and Tizen

Discontinued

Smartphones

See also: Comparison of open-source mobile phones
Cell phone convergence with the Librem 5

Phones with Linux preinstalled:

Middlewares

UI

See also

  • Anbox – allows Android apps to run on Linux distributions

References

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  2. ^ "NixOS on my phone?". Mobile NixOS. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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  6. ^ "Phosh". developer.puri.sm. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  7. ^ "Plasma Mobile". www.plasma-mobile.org. Retrieved Oct 23, 2020.
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