It’s technically possible, but there aren’t any proper instructions, I assume it’s pretty complicated and you could break the device while doing this. Also, I don’t think it would run particularly well, since there are no Linux drivers for Apple’s proprietary hardware (except for M1 because it was reverse-engineered, but iPads use A-Series chips)
For example, I’m using Debian, and I think we could learn a thing or two from Mint about how to make it “friendlier” for new users. I often see Mint recommended to new users, but rarely Debian, which has a goal to be “the universal operating system”....
Fedora works pretty well on ARM, it even became the flagship distro for the Asahi project, which aims to bring full Linux compatibility to Apple Silicon
You can either install the F-Droid app store, and use it to download Breezy Weather, or download the APK file directly from GitHub releases. You can also use Obtainium to auto-update the APK from GitHub.
I also want to add LibreTube, it’s a privacy-focused YouTube client that uses the Piped API. In my opinion, it also looks better than NewPipe/Tubular and it uses Material You.
Fossify apps are great open-source replacements for things like your gallery, contacts, dialer, SMS app, file manager, clock, etc.
Kaiteki is a client for Fediverse platforms like Mastodon, Firefish, Misskey, Akkoma and others.
FlorisBoard, another great keyboard with many features and customization options. You can use Floristyle to add a Material You theme and make it look like Gboard.
LinkSheet to restore the pre-Android 12 app chooser for opening links.
ReVanced lets Google collect a lot of data about you, since it’s based on the proprietary YouTube app. NewPipe and Tubular on the other hand are complete FOSS reimplementations that use an unofficial API to fetch content from YouTube. They are way better for privacy, as they don’t collect any additional information. LibreTube is even better, because it doesn’t connect to Google at all, it uses a proxy called Piped.
Since they both need the VPN slot, you can’t use both at the same time. Personally, I’m a fan of NextDNS which uses Android’s Private DNS feature to block requests to ad- and tracking servers.
I stopped using a spotify cracked apk years ago when I noticed my email got hacked (technically, it may have been Pandora apk but I still decided to stop)....
Proton and Standard Notes are joining forces (proton.me)
Surveillance as a Service: The Global Impact of Israeli “Defense” Technologies on Privacy and Human Rights | Tor Project (blog.torproject.org)
Tarallo: A minimalistic trello alternative with no dependencies, only requiring PHP. (github.com)
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What could your distro learn from another distro?
For example, I’m using Debian, and I think we could learn a thing or two from Mint about how to make it “friendlier” for new users. I often see Mint recommended to new users, but rarely Debian, which has a goal to be “the universal operating system”....
Goodbye EndeavourOS ARM (endeavouros.com)
Breezy Weather: An open-source, privacy-friendly Android weather app forked from the now-unmaintained Geometric Weather (f-droid.org)
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My wife was unimpressed by Vim (programming.dev)
Disney to implement measures limiting password sharing on streaming services from June (alternativeto.net)
Is BlockTheSpot for Spotify desktop safe? Also, xmanager?
I stopped using a spotify cracked apk years ago when I noticed my email got hacked (technically, it may have been Pandora apk but I still decided to stop)....