pmaports vs okreader

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Free/libre software for Kobo ebook readers (by lgeek)

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pmaports		okreader
	Project
38	Mentions	3
-	Stars	203
-	Growth	-
-	Activity	0.0
-	Latest Commit	about 4 years ago
	Language	Shell
-	License	BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License

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pmaports

Posts with mentions or reviews of pmaports. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-01.

Transform Your Android Device into a Linux Desktop
10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Aug 2023

For me, not until it gets VoLTE: https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/1878
The state of (real) Linux on phones - will they ever be truly usable?
6 projects | /r/linux | 1 Jun 2023

Looking into the reasoning for why I found that we actually decided against AppArmor in the end. You can see our current reasoning and options at https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/1596
Pinephone Pro Camera Support?
1 project | /r/postmarketOS | 17 May 2023
HW buttons not working after update (Asus, Grouper)
1 project | /r/postmarketOS | 1 Apr 2023
Has anyone had any luck with the Samsung Galaxy S7 (herolte)?
1 project | /r/postmarketOS | 28 Feb 2023

It stopped working some time ago, don't think anyone has properly debugged it yet: https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/1667
Gnome Shell on Mobile with PostmarketOS + Oneplus 6 (Snapdragon 845) Mainline Smartphone Linux | DUNK
1 project | /r/linux | 6 Nov 2022

You can track the progress in https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/1505 Charging is probably fixed already but I did not test it yet.
Linux Cell phone
1 project | /r/verizon | 3 Nov 2022

As a follow up, spent some hours diving the problem and found this 2 year old open issue with the pinephone telephony stack: https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/731
pmbootstrap adds experimental support for Gnome Mobile UI
1 project | /r/gnome | 15 Sep 2022

1 project | /r/mobilelinux | 15 Sep 2022

1 project | /r/postmarketOS | 15 Sep 2022

okreader

Posts with mentions or reviews of okreader. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-10.

Alternative to Kindle e-reader?
2 projects | /r/privacy | 10 Jan 2023

I use a Kobo mini with okreader firmware. Older device, but was very cheap refurbished on eBay.
Open distros for e-readers?
6 projects | /r/linux | 18 Mar 2022

It is not a complete operating system, though, just a document reader. But there have been distributions based on this, like okreader (which seems to be an abandoned project).
Physical e-reader with free software?
2 projects | /r/freesoftware | 6 Jun 2021

There's also this OSS firmware for certain Kobo devices: https://github.com/lgeek/okreader

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pmaports and okreader you can also consider the following projects:

slack-term - Slack client for your terminal

The-Open-Book

mmsd

koreader - An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices

ArmCord - ArmCord is a custom client designed to enhance your Discord experience while keeping everything lightweight.

quill - An open-source, Qt-based eBook reader for Kobos (and other devices).

Pine64-Arch - :penguin: Arch Linux ARM for your PinePhone/Pro and PineTab/2

boot-deploy

gord - The Discord terminal client you never knew you wanted.

gemini-android-kernel-3.18 - Gemini Android Linux kernel v3.18

firmware-mainline-oneplus5 - OnePlus 5 (MSM8998) firmware files needed for e.g. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on the mainline Linux (5.6+) kernel