FAQ

Answers to frequently asked questions.

What is LinuxPhoneApps?

LinuxPhoneApps.org is the continuation of LINMOBapps (and thus also MGLapps). It lists and documents apps for Linux Phones like the PinePhone or the Librem 5 that don't have a centralized app store (yet) and run distributions such as Arch Linux ARM, Fedora Mobility, Mobian, openSUSE, postmarketOS, PureOS or similar which use Phosh, Plasma Mobile or Sxmo for their UI.

If you don't you have questions about the contents of our app listings or have suggestions for improvements (especially regarding visuals and wording), please get in touch so that we can make things better and easier to grasp.

Can I install these apps on Ubuntu Touch?

Some, maybe. Generally, Ubuntu Touch is not in scope for this project, as it has an app store.

Can I install these apps on Sailfish OS?

Some, maybe. Generally, Sailfish OS is not in the scope of this project as it has more than one app store already:

the official Jolla App Store (no website),
OpenRepos.net and
SailfishOS:Chum community repository.

What do I need to install apps via the "Install" button?

First, you need to have an app that can handle appstream:// links (e.g., GNOME Software or KDE Discover), installed and set up so that it lauches when you tap the link. Then, the apps' app id must be resolvable in an installed package source, be it distribution native, flatpak or snap.

Plase note: The button is not meant to work with Sailfish OS or Ubuntu Touch, as both are not in scope for LinuxPhoneApps, as both have dedicated app stores - see above for details.

Join the effort

The various parts of this project live under the LinuxPhoneApps Organization on Framagit.

Repositories

Currently, these are:

the repository for the main page, including docs, apps and games,
the old LINMOBapps repo where our csv files of LINMOBapps are still available, but no longer archive,
a seperate repo for the Python code that can turn the individual markdown files into csv or bulk editing and vice versa.

Bugtrackers

If you want to work on known issues, you'll find

Creating new issues is a very valuable contribution too!

Adding or editing app listings

If you want to add an app, you can do so by forking the LINMOBapps repo and creating a merge request or sending an email. The following pages have more info on this:

In order to understand the TOML-frontmatter of our Markdown files, check out Listings explained.

If just want to report that something is wrong with a listing, click the link at the bottom of the apps page to send an email, or better yet, edit the listing on framagit by clicking the edit link (also at the bottom at the page).

Reuse the data

If you respect the license and credit the project properly, feel free to reuse the data! Up to this point, the following projects are known to reuse the data:

lpa-table

If you have a project that reuses the data, please make sure to list your project here, too!

Since April 14th, 2023, the .csv list is no longer the source of truth. You can, however, still generate a .csv listing using tomlmd2csv.py.

The projects below will need adjustments to work with such a generated csv files, as the structure of the .csv has changed a lot since these projects were last updated.

Join the discussion and stay informed

Join our Matrix room!

Or, subscribe to or join the discussion one of our mailing lists:

Discuss list for the discussion of apps and general topics,
Devel list for discussion regarding further development of the LinuxPhoneApps app list.

You can also subscribe to a number of Atom feeds to follow along:

Apps feed to learn about newly added apps,
Games feed to learn about newly added games,
Blog feed to learn about new blog posts.

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