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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I am on linux mint on both my laptop and my desktop. I only need my phone to be degoogled and I will be all set.

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Check out the supported device lists of Graphene OS, Postmarket OS and Ubuntu Touch.

[–] lmuel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

As a long time Ubuntu touch supporter and tester, I unfortunately have to say that it simply isn't ready for a lot of users at the moment :(

Even if you're willing to put up with most of its shortcomings, VoLTE device support is extremely limited.

But don't get me wrong, I REALLY want this stuff to be the future, I think it just needs a bit more time.

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[–] fading_person@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

My advice is to always go in short steps, proving the ground and getting to know the alternatives. I'd recommend installing f-droid and having fun testing all the free apps you can, removing google stuff one by one, then, after feeling comfortable, trying a custom rom, and when you eventually need a new phone, looking for a model more friendly to degoogling.

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[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I wonder if it isn't still just a piss in the wind. All Microsoft has to do is require something propretary and the US government and their customers will just roll it out. I don't fee like we have the ability to choose with our wallets anymore. If they can't win fairly, Microsoft will cheat and collude with other companies to make them your only option.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That is what they have always done. Embrace, extend, extinguish.

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[–] markstos@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

5% is 1-20 users.

I doubt in my city that 1 in 20 people are using desktop Linux, which means there must be higher concentrations somewhere else, maybe in some corporate fleets or university labs.

So where are the big concentrations of desktop Linux in the US? I’m not hearing more stories of big migrations happening outside of ChromeOS.

[–] fading_person@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So, if we consider a classroom, it's roughly 1 or 2 students using linux in each class. I don't think it's too far off from real life experience.

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