postmarketOS

@postmarketOS@treehouse.systems
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postmarketOS develops free and open-source software to extend the life of consumer electronics. By empowering people to have full control of their devices, we promote a healthier and more sustainable society.
Homepagehttps://postmarketos.org/
Installhttps://postmarketos.org/install/
Donatehttps://opencollective.com/postmarketos
Podcasthttps://cast.postmarketos.org/
postmarketOS7h ago
Pastel Solitude1d ago

For fun I wanted to try coming up with my idea for a postmarketOS mascot.
(this is totally unofficial btw! I hope folks from @postmarketOS dont mind.)

I made the initial sketch in Krita, but then decided to finally give Inkscape a try, took me whole weekend but it's here!

Robot bnuuy.  

Also shout out to @RannyBergamotte who came up with the cute little stick arm version of pmOS logo, I had to include it! 💚

#postmarketos #krita #inkscape #art #digitalart #cute #mobilelinux #linux

postmarketOS7h ago
Barnabás Czémán1d ago

linux-postmarketos-qcom-msm89x7: upgrade to v6.15.7-r0 SDM429

Changes:
- Add Fossil Gen 6
- Add initial support for SDM429

https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/6809

linux-postmarketos-qcom-msm89x7: upgrade to v6.15.7-r0 SDM429 (!6809) · Merge requests · postmarketOS / pmaports · GitLab

Changelog: 85a1ace arm64: dts: qcom: sdm429: Add Fossil Gen 6 90c4538 WIP arm64: dts: qcom: Add initial support for SDM429 CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y

GitLab
postmarketOS2d ago
Clayton2d ago

Today I reached a pretty cool milestone in my work to build an immutable #postmarketOS: the first configurable bootup with an encrypted user data partition and read-only /usr (for A/B updates)

Still lots more work to do though, but please enjoy this janky recording of me trying it out in a VM 🥳

Thanks to @nlnet for sponsoring this work :D

postmarketOS3d ago
angelthorns4d ago
I got my Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x running PostmarketOS :D
thanks to casey, achill, valpackett and people in #aarch64-laptops and #postmarketOS on oftc for the help figuring out some of the quirks 💚♻️
postmarketOS4d ago

In case you missed the last #GNOME foundation update: we're excited to share that we have officially joined the @gnome advisory board! We hope this will help us bring more attention to the #LinuxMobile effort and let us make GNOME on postmarketOS even better across all form factors.

https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/07/12/2025-07-12-foundation-update/

2025-07-12 Foundation Update

Gah. Every week I'm like "I'll do a short one this week" and then I... do not.   ## New Treasurers We recently announced our new treasurer, Deepa Venkatraman. We will also have a new vice-treasurer joining us in October. This is really exciting. It's important that Deepa and I can see with absolute clarity...

The Everyone Environment
postmarketOS5d ago
Natanael Copa5d ago

Alpine Linux stable releases

- 3.19.8
- 3.20.7
- 3.21.4
- 3.22.1

https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.19.8-3.20.7-3.21.4-3.22.1-released.html

Alpine 3.19.8, 3.20.7, 3.21.4 and 3.22.1 released | Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux

postmarketOS5d ago
Show threadf_ 🇵🇸5d ago
Wayback in Wayback in Wayback in Wayback

Or: WindowMaker in IceWM in WindowMaker in IceWM

Or: WindowMaker in Wayback in IceWM in Wayback in WindowMaker in Wayback in IceWM in Wayback
postmarketOS5d ago
9lore5d ago
Hacking on @postmarketOS no matter where you are

Feat. @elly
postmarketOS5d ago
[Nima@NimaOS ~]#Jul 7

"Money doesn't buy happiness"
https://youtube.com/shorts/2LDWgl3LMVA?feature=share

I think the image is from @sajattack

#postmarketos

postmarketOS5d ago
Clayton6d ago

This feels super awkward to ask, but I'm trying to crowdfund a used M2 MacBook for #postmarketOS development. My current ARM laptop can't safely run VMs (have to choose between virtualization or battery monitoring 😅). Daily-driving new hardware has helped me improve other ports (e.g. ThinkPad X13s), so this would help me work more efficiently and advance the M-series port in pmOS!

https://ko-fi.com/craftyguy/goal

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Devin Lin Jul 11

Last month, I spent about a week working on Plasma Bigscreen, hoping to get it back in Plasma releases again!

Read about it on my blog: https://espi.dev/posts/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen/

#kde

Show threadDerek LinJul 11
@espidev waow, that's a big phone
Show threadBhushan Shah 🤷‍♂️🤖👀📱Jul 11
@kenoi @espidev can it do phone calls?
Show threadJustinJul 11
@espidev wow this looks GREAT! I assume one could control it with a mouse cursor using KDE Connect?
Show threadDevin Lin Jul 11
@justin Yes, there already is a Bigscreen remote plugin built into KDE Connect!
Show threadGNU/Matt  Jul 11
@espidev its like if android TV wasnt a hellscape of "watch this now" bs and adverts
Show threadwraptileJul 11
@espidev very cool! Would love to retire steam big picture mode from the living room TV which already runs on Plasma KDE!
Show threadsounddrill ​Jul 14

@wraptile @espidev wait can steam big picture do media content from streaming services?

I might try this out

Show threadwraptile6d ago
@sounddrill yes! You can add a browser or an electron app as a non-steam game and use controller as a mouse. It works quite well
Show threadSeshan "Seshpenguin"Jul 11
@espidev Great work!
Show threadAnachron Jul 11
@espidev can't wait to use it on my TV. :-)
Show threadChairmanderJul 11
@espidev looks really nice! I once played around with bigscreen when my dad got a new TV because I despise its UI. so bloated and laggy - plasma would be a breath of fresh air there, but back then it was... very not ready. thanks for the work!
Show threadJan Dytrych🇨🇿🇺🇦Jul 11
@espidev nice looking TV home screen, good job! How can I try it? I would like to use it on my TV ideally with Raspberry PI. Thanks!
Show threadDevin Lin Jul 11

@jan It's not yet released as part of Plasma so it won't be packaged on distributions just yet. However, you can either build it manually, or install postmarketOS and set it up with their nightly repo: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Nightly

(and install the plasma-bigscreen package)

Nightly - postmarketOS Wiki

Show threadKoutsie Jul 11
@espidev holy shit yes, finally - android tv without the android :D
Show threadThibautJul 11
@espidev such a great project! Glad some people are giving it time and love
Show threadErin, the Goddess of Chaos Jul 11
@espidev ah yes, Konsole, my favourite TV channel.
Show threadmrdev023Jul 11
@espidev Nice works 😁
Show threadMikaJul 11
@espidev super amazing work! Best design I’ve seen on KDE just yet 🥹 keep it up!
Show threadNatasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸Jul 12
@irfan @espidev If it was grey'ish it could almost belong to Gnome, which I mean in the best possible way (it's a really clean design ).
Show threadSurya Teja KJul 11

@espidev I love it so much. Can we run it on a Fire TV stick? If so, its adoption could drive more users (even nerdy users count as users for now) and with users, we get user feedback.

I really hope this project doesn’t become abandonware.

Show threadDevin Lin Jul 11

@shanmukhateja Thank you!

I think the question is more if we can get a distribution running on Fire TV sticks, which doesn't seem to be the case just yet: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices

However, any sort of computer that can run a modern Linux distribution and can connect to a TV is fair game!

Devices - postmarketOS Wiki

Show threadThe_DecryptorJul 11
@espidev It looks fantastic
Show threadSeris  Jul 11
@espidev this is so awesome! I'd love to put this on an HTPC some day :)
Show threadmemoJul 11
@espidev awesome! so happy this project has been resurrected
Show threads94Jul 11
@espidev I am waiting a stable release for 2 years ! Thanks.
Show threadFrancesco MarinucciJul 11
@espidev
Oh, so it's your fault if my husband's going to get mad at me for adding yet another hacky device in our home!
😁
Show threadTuxOnBikeJul 11
@espidev WOW, great work. Thanks.
Show threadBrick DuckJul 11
@espidev This looks really great, thank you for all the work you put into it!
Show threadAdventureTenseJul 11
@espidev Fantastic work!
Show threadpak0stJul 11

@espidev oh, sweet! This would be great for HTPC! Or some mobile view (a tablet maybe?)

Is there an option to see/ kill recent programs on the horizon? 😁

Show threadpak0stJul 11
@espidev I love to see such accessibility improvements. Dpad/ arrow key nav is always awesome
Show threadDevin Lin Jul 13

@pak0st There is a "task manager" view to show running applications that is accessible from an indicator when apps are running!

The UI still needs some work though, and in theory, most users will probably also use only one app at a time.

Show threadAdeleJul 11
@espidev looks really nice. Good job.
Show threadJulian GroßJul 11
@espidev I noticed things happening there. Great work!
I was hoping to use Plasma Bigscreen as a UI for a movie and emulation system for my living room. Good to see it getting enough maintenance again.
Show threadtwink pro maxJul 11
@espidev oooh that's a nice TV UI
Show thread0mega 🧟‍♂️ [SK]Jul 11
@espidev Nice!
Show threadAnimeAndVisialJul 12
@espidev @postmarketOS Ain’t no way, it’s actually not ugly anymore
Show threadSJul 12
@espidev Nice work! I hope the project gets some traction, this space could definitely use some more options!
Show threadaakarshmjJul 12
@espidev Damn, Looks insane !
Show threadMelvin GundlachJul 12
@espidev It looks so good 😃
Show threadGamey  Jul 12
@espidev I love the idea of bigscreen for years but it needs a ton of work and Kirigami apps have to be more easily adaptable to big screens and remotes. I am extremely glad it's no longer half dead and very thankful for your work tho! :)
Show threadGamey  Jul 14
@espidev You obviously don't have to try it but just out of curiosity and in case you find time to test or already did. How well does SmartTube Next work through Waydroid and can the StremIO desktop interface be controlled over a remote or can we run the TV one through Waydroid too? These are my two main TV apps next to Kodi which certainly works and if they are covered I could theoretically get a minicomputer instead of a new TV stick and use PostmarketOS on it.
Show thread Ibly 🏳️‍⚧️ Jul 14
@espidev oh this looks sick! honestly i bet this'd be real nice to have on the steam deck, for more general-use applications than just gaming :p

i already use my steam deck a bit for multimedia purposes, so this'd be a nice way to navigate things
Show threadNadia 6d ago
@espidev Former plasma bigscreen user here, this is amazing! Thanks for your work on this!
Show threadnictakiego6d ago
@espidev Looks amazing! I hope we will eventually have a vendor which allows installing a custom rom on its tv's
Show threadThePfromtheO6d ago
@espidev
You barely recognise the old ugly version in this new this one! Great work!
Show threadThePfromtheO6d ago
@espidev
Why not pinning this to your profile?
:)
Show threadAlexey2d ago
@espidev This is insanely good. I'm really looking forward to giving it a try.