• Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 days ago

    Requires PostmarketOS which only has less than 30 phones it’s available for, many of which are very old (Samsung Galaxy S III??? Where would you even find one of these anymore?) and out of the list of less-than-thirty at least five of them don’t offer full support, only partial.

    The newest Pixel phone you can use is a Pixel 3a.

    Yeah I think I’ll pass on something that requires PostmarketOS.

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      7 days ago

      Yes, title is very misleading. For the curious here is the list of currently supported phones: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices#Phones

      You could write a similar article: How to install docker on your microwave oven: Step one, install a linux distro on your microwave…

      Nonetheless PMOS is genial, I installed it on my Kobo ebook reader.

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        7 days ago

        For sure, this isn’t against PostmarketOS. PMOS is fine. It’s rather if I’m trying to set up Docker on a phone, I’d rather find a way that’s… less limiting on what hardware can be used.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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          I mean it’s pretty easy to extrapolate from the article how to do it with any OS that can run Docker. It’s the idea of recycling the phone as a server that’s useful not the specific OS they used in the tutorial.

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      7 days ago

      Goodness I actually have a pixel 3a kicking around.

      Now if only I could find a use for my galaxy s8 besides glorified webcam.