MX Linux Phone?

[D800]

I know that there are some Linux phones on the market right now but I do not think that their specs are good enough to be used as my daily driver.
Librem 5 - Sub-par phone for the extraordinary cost
PinePhone - More cost effective but still lacking usability (and it only has a 5mp camera)

I have (2) LGV20 phones. I know it's dated but I love this phone due to it's removable battery and external SD card options.
My young son broke the screen on the first one but it still usable, so I wanted to try to put Linux on that phone.
As far as software goes, I am not into social media so I could care less about Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or anything else like that.
However, I do use a popular VPN software on my phone.
I like the resolution of my LGV20 camera. Although It doesn't have the resolution my DSLR has, it is always available when I need it.

I saw a video on YouTube about putting Linux on top of an Android device using (3) apps: Andronix, Termux, and VNC Viewer.
I also saw some information about the Sailfish OS.

With that said, is it possible to put MX Linux on a phone? Has anyone done this yet? Have the developers enterntained MX Linux for phones?
If not, can you guys/gals tell me what's been your best success stories (or failures) using any Linux option on a phone?

I love the freedom of Linux and absolutely have loved my journey using MX Linux ever since I found this Linux distro.
Thank you for your input!

[SwampRabbit]

No currently we do not support ARM, so it couldn’t be installed on a phone right now if we wanted to.

I think good Linux phones are a year or two, maybe more away. They are, like you said lacking, or it’s a bunch of nonsense hackery to get Linux installed and usable.

[AK-47]

I wouldn't even dream of MX Linux on a phone, I don't think it's the right tool for the job. Microsoft have tried the idea of making an OS for smartphones, tablets, and the desktop, all at the same time, and the end result is now a complete usability nightmare.
There is already a Linux distro out there that is well suited for use on a smart phone, called Android.

[D800]

Yes. I am aware that Android is Linux based. Some people like me are not big fans of Google though, which is the reason why I'm looking for an alternative.
I'll keep my eye's on the phone market for alternative OS's and maybe try a Linux mod on my own in the meantime.
I appreciate the developer's input on this matter.

[jeffreyC]

This may be of interest:

https://mobian-project.org/

Debian for mobile.
It is built with the PinePhone in mind.

[heywoodidaho]

Just ordered a pine64 there are a couple of OS's to try. MX would be a dream, a good dream,but still a dream :]

@AK-47 Calling Android a proper Linux distro is like calling an Orc a misguided Elf ;}

[Mauser]

Looks like the Pinephone is the only viable option for me if and when a fully functional release is available. I would definitely get the Pinephone when that happens so I can throw out Google.

[SwampRabbit]

Just ordered a pine64 there are a couple of OS's to try. MX would be a dream, a good dream,but still a dream :]

Anyone that wants to help us with getting MX ready for ARM devices is more than welcome to put in some time and effort to make this a reality. It isn't really about dreaming, its about time and resources.

[antiX-Dave]

This may be of interest:

https://mobian-project.org/

Debian for mobile.
It is built with the PinePhone in mind.

Indeed a-wai has done quite a job piloting the initial Pine Phone releases; it is working quite reasonably on the Pine Phone. Glad to see it become official and several people starting to work together on it.

It is nowhere near comparable with phones currently on the market... it is quite usable but if you rely heavily on a phone it is currently not up to the task. If you need the camera; it is working but extremely laggy (~ 1fps and ~1-2 seconds delay behind reality) and low resolution at the moment (not even full ability of the hardware). Switching to video crashes the camera app. Phone calls are working well, though sometimes in a low signal area there is a fair amount of drop out in the audio on your end and popping on the other. The phone gets warm quickly if this is the case. SMS is working well. MMS is not (well manually with alot of effort). Data is working well. Bluetooth and Wifi are working well. Battery life is poor, it is better when automatic suspend is used which can get me through a day but nowhere need the 3-4 days with regular use of my old phone.

For software... You quickly become aware of the difference between desktop needs and mobile needs as AK-47 is saying. Alot of the standard apps are really painful to use on a phone. There is a scaling feature now available, but with some applications the content becomes incredibly small. More applications will need to have 2 separate graphical implementations such as seen with what is already available via websites featuring mobile vs desktop views. It is quite nice to be able to do whatever you like with the phone... and if you mess up it is easy to restart by booting off another sd card (or even have multiple os implementations on several sd cards). There has been extremely good progress however, every day there are updates that improve the os. Though some more noticeable than others. Being in development still there is unfortunately also some regressions... so be aware of this when updating.

[antiX-Dave]

Just ordered a pine64 there are a couple of OS's to try. MX would be a dream, a good dream,but still a dream :]

Anyone that wants to help us with getting MX ready for ARM devices is more than welcome to put in some time and effort to make this a reality. It isn't really about dreaming, its about time and resources.

There is an xfce recipe for mobian on the pinephone (as well as others).
EX: https://gitlab.com/rrico542/mobian-x-recipes
Prebuilt images are/were available via rico but I have not looked recently.
I was considering modifying the openbox recipe and trying to make a custom one that does away with systemd and instead works with runit (with sysv as a fallback if the runit build did not work) but have not found the time to do so.