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jstm@msdn:~$ :blinking_cursor:

@kev I'm using Android but want to switch to the Pine64 PinePhone so I can use Linux (what I already use on my PC).

6 Feb 2023 at 22:59 | Wall-to-wall | Open on shorage.de
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David Megginson

@jeremystartm @kev I run #Termux on my non-rooted #Android phone, which provides a usable #Debian distro under the phone's existing Android-flavoured #Linux.

I did a lot of software dev on it when I was stuck in a hospital bed with not much to do (and physically unable to sit up to use a tablet or laptop): it worked well, given the limitations of the hardware interface.

6 Feb 2023 at 23:09 | Open on mstdn.ca
jstm@msdn:~$ :blinking_cursor:

@david_megginson @kev For that usecase Termux is really good. But I want to run docker and stuff and that's just not compatible, even on a rooted Android phone unless you recompile the entire kernel (yikes). Not only that, but I want maximum privacy and having Android with Google, Samsung and Bloatware on my phone is way too much for me.

6 Feb 2023 at 23:24 | Open on shorage.de
David Megginson

@jeremystartm @kev Do any Android-device chips have the features required for containerisation?

7 Feb 2023 at 0:36 | Open on mstdn.ca
digitalfox

@david_megginson @jeremystartm @kev
If I understand correctly, @kdrag0n has gotten not just containers but full-blown Kubernetes running on the Pixel 7 series:
mastodon.social/@kdrag0n/10944

7 Feb 2023 at 2:53 | Open on vulpine.club
jstm@msdn:~$ :blinking_cursor:

@david_megginson @kev The chips are not responsible for this. It's the Android kernel that forbids docker to use cgroups

7 Feb 2023 at 6:35 | Open on shorage.de
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