A few months ago, the first version of Mobian Linux, an open source operating system that aims to bring Debian to mobile devices, was released . However, the first version of the system was only compatible with the PinePhone . Recently, however, an improved version of Mobian Linux was released, which is compatible with the new PineTab.
For those who are not familiar, Mobian Linux uses almost all of the Debian Bullseye packages, but also includes some packages from the Mobian archive. In addition, the operating system uses Phosh (Phone shell), which was originally created for the Librem 5 mobile phone.
The announcement of the new system was made on the operating system's official Twitter , where the development team announced that now, in addition to PinePhone, Pinetab also supports Mobian Linux.
In an announcement, the operating system development team said that the operating system will be available for other devices soon. However, for now, users can only use Mobian on the above devices.
Beyond the normal installation, advanced users have the option to download the Mobian files and create their own operating system. All the necessary files for creating the distribution file can be found here.
However, although the system is available for download, the development team has not officially announced whether all features are working properly. Of course, this process will not take long, as some of the users who have downloaded the new distribution are already reporting certain problems.
Speaking of applications , the new release contains the same default applications. However, using the apt system, users can now install some new applications, which are available as Debian packages.
More information about the new version, as well as its new applications, can be found here.
