A big selling point of the PinePhone is that it supports the mainline Linux kernel, thus traditional Linux distros and regular desktop Linux software.
Now, desktop Linux apps are rarely tailored for touch input on a desktop, laptop or tablet screen, much less touch input on a space constrained mobile one. But the ability to run Linux apps on the PinePhone device is something a fair few folks are curious about.
The video below, filmed by developer Martijn Braam, shows Firefox, GIMP and a Qt5 Matrix client all running on a developer version of the PinePhone running postmarketOS.
Watch at https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/desktop-linux-apps-on-the-pinephone
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#^Desktop Linux Apps Running on the PinePhone [Video] – OMG! Ubuntu!
This video shows Mozilla Firefox, GIMP and a Qt5 Matrix client running on a PinePhone with postmarketOS installed. Are they usable? Find out.