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Users seek affordable non-Android Linux phones
Original: What's my best option for a non-android linux (or BSD?) phone these days? a. Do NOT need a recent or "high-end" phone. L
Linux users are comparing options for phones that run a full GNU/Linux or BSD system instead of Android, with a budget around $100 used and no need for recent hardware. The key requirements are easy replacement of the desktop environment with a simple X11 window manager and support for early 4G-era devices. Discussion centres on which used handsets best support mainline Linux distributions.
Why now: Growing interest in running mainstream Linux on mobile hardware as an alternative to Android and iOS.
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- What's my best option for a non-android linux (or BSD?) phone these days? a. Do NOT need a recent or "high-end" phone. Looking for something in the $100 used range. Early 4g era is FINE. b. MUST be able to easily replace desktop with a simple X11 window manager. c. Don't want… · davefischer@hachyderm.io · 10
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