[SailfishDevel] Linux desktop software on Sailfish?

szopin at gmail.com szopin at gmail.com
Thu Mar 1 22:26:05 UTC 2018


There's xwayland, but only 'working' option (touch/sound) is buggy chroot of arch or ubuntu:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=98882
(managed to get it working on tablet with sound only during sfos notifications but would crash/reboot rather soon after initiating, not really usable, maybe with gemini more ppl look into it)

On Thursday, 1 March 2018, Dietmar Schwertberger wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> In the last days Planet Computers started shipping the Gemini PDA which 
> has Android installed by default but features a Linux dual boot option.
> There will be an option to install Sailfish OS as the Linux OS.
> 
> For most buyers the motivation to buy the device is not just Android 
> with a keyboard but the option to use it as a productivity device, 
> including office applications and development software.
> Currently the only option for this usage scenario is Debian. Ubuntu 
> should follow soon.
> 
> Is there a realistic option to have e.g. gtk and a Linux desktop on 
> Sailfish OS?
> A Sailfish OS with Android compatibility and Linux productivity 
> applications would be the perfect OS for the Gemini PDA.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dietmar
> 
> 
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