Question about Ubuntu and other Linux distributions as cellphone OS

[Robert Heller]

Well, Android is based on Linux, so any cellphone currently running Android 
could probably run any other version of Linux.  I also know that several of 
the Pi-"clones" have Android images available.  I don't know how one would 
install Ubuntu on a cell phone, but some (non-Apple) cellphones do have the 
ability to have a uSD inserted.  I also know that various Linux distros will 
run on Apple's laptops and desktops, so it might be possible to install Linux 
on an iPhone (but I have no clue how one would do that).

I guess there are two main hurdles:  I/O (driver) support -- what is published 
as to interface hardware used in cellphones? And "external" boot options -- eg 
install media -- boot off the network?

There is also the question of what sort of support mainstream Linux has for 
the telephony / sms / cell-data interface.

At Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:53:27 +0800 Bret Busby <bret at busby.net> wrote:

> 
> Hello.
> 
> After having just found and read the news report at
> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/google-could-be-split-up-as-search-monopoly-challenged/104473276 
> 
> which includes reference to monopolies involving google and android and 
> apple and its cellphone stuff and corrupt things with apple and google 
> and safari, I am wondering as to what degree, Linux, as Ubuntu or 
> otherwise, is available as an OS for cellphones, and, whether it can be 
> installed on cellphones that have another OS as the default OS.
> 
> ..
> Bret Busby
> Armadale
> West Australia
> (UTC+0800)
> ..............
> 

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