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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

and really enjoy every privilege of Linux

Like ability to install different desktop enviroment?
I have a phone with PostmarketOS installed and, besides being immature for now, the difference in possibilities are night and day.
Almost all apps store settings in easy to backup .config folder. I can really script things using cron jobs and plain bash. Develop apps with any programming language without stupid SDK. Carry portable Minecraft of Factorio server for LAN parties. Use literally the exact same apps on both phone and desktop without ports and having their data synced. I can talk for hours.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Like ability to install different desktop enviroment?

Technically, with root access, yeah. It's just that Android's UI isn't a DE/WM in the desktop Linux sense

Almost all apps store settings in easy to backup .config folder.

And same for Android app data with root access. /data contains, well, data of apps and the general system. Sure, it's not the same as on desktop Linux, but it's still possible to modify, copy, delete with root access. Every app is a different Linux user on Android, and that's also just different from desktop Linux.

To me, you're just pointing out differences due to the software architecture of both OSes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Like ability to install different desktop enviroment?

Technically, with root access, yeah. It's just that Android's UI isn't a DE/WM in the desktop Linux sense

You can also just install different apps that change the home screen. Android calls them "launchers". You can install one from the Google Play Store or elsewhere like any other app. Then just set it up. Once it's setup, the phone simply loads that app's launcher instead of the phone's default launcher (which is usually also an app).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah but for e.g. the notification and quick panel, you need to modify the System UI app. It's like everything below the top panel in GNOME is replaceable lol