Pocketblue Brings Fedora Atomic Linux to Mobile Devices

Pocketblue is a new project aiming to provide a version of Fedora Atomic made for mobile devices. The bad news is that it currently works on only three models: Xiaomi Pad 5, Xiaomi Pad 6, and OnePlus 6 or 6T.

The project offers Fedora Atomic system images with GNOME, Plasma, and Phosh desktops, based on Fedora 43, made specifically for phones and tablets. In other words, it brings the immutable, rpm-ostree-based setup from desktops to mobile devices, with system updates handled through image upgrades and layered changes.

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g5pw@feddit.it · 1 pts · 182d

Just tried it on my OnePlus 6T! Having rpm-ostree is a good idea IMO. Some observations:

boot is a bit clunky (feels weird to see GRUB on a phone)
out of the box experience was a bit lacking: systemd service that installed some default apps keep failing because the GPG keys for flathub were missing.
some apps are flagged as non compatible with phone layout, but they actually work well!

Everything else looks similar to postmarketOS!