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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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I Tried Running Ubuntu on My Phone, Here's How It Went (www.howtogeek.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I hope one day we’ll find a way to get banking apps working through Waydroid or something else. And by we, I mean people who are way more techy than me😅

I feel like it’s the only thing which would prevent a lot of people from using Linux every day on their phones.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Call your bank and ask them how to access your account without an Apple or Android phone.
Claim you need it for accessibility reasons.
Forcing you to use the product of one out of 2 tech corporations just to survive (for which you need a bank account) is ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

I know and I agree.

Well the other solution for some banks is to send you a card reader. My ecological side had to choose between future e-waste and evil corporations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Banking apps and having the card on the phone, those two are the only things keeping me from using a private OS

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

My banking app threw a fit because I had KDEConnect on my phone installed via FDroid. Installing an APK signed by Google Play fixed the issue, but still