Mobian is a Debian-based distro intended for smartphones and other mobile devices.
Mobian supports a growing range of devices, with installation procedures varying depending on the operating system they were originally meant to run. Mobian primarily targets Linux-first devices, i.e. mobile devices made with the intent of running a Linux as the primary operating system, such as Pine64 devices and Purism’s Librem 5. Those devices rely on software components widely used in the embedded software ecosystem, such as the u-boot bootloader and a (lightly patched) mainline Linux kernel.
Mobian uses the Phosh ((Phone shell) graphical system which is based on GTK. It supports a range of software including Firefox, Chromium, Calls, Files, Telegram messaging app, MPV media player, GNOME 2048, and more.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | Phosh, Plasma mobile |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | APT |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | ARM, x86_64 |
| Home Page: | mobian-project.org |
| Developer: | Mobian-Team |
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