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title: PinePhone Distro Hopping
tags: UCLUG, Talk, PinePhone
description: Talk for UCLUG about PinePhone Distros
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## PinePhone Review March/April, 2021

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slide <https://hackmd.io/p/Ypbh5AJYRi2wJkrFyYwKoA>

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## How to flash a distro

<https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PinePhone_Installation_Instructions>

### Use JumpDrive to flash eMMC easiest way

download and extract the [Jumpdrive image](https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Jumpdrive/releases)

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## Os'es I tried so far

1. Ubuntu Touch
2. Arch
3. Sailfish OS
4. postmarketOS

More distros
<https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Software_Releases>

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## Ubuntu Touch

| Pro's | Con's |
| ---------- | ---------- |
| Works well | Side Bar |
| UX | copy paste |

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## Arch

| Pro's | Con's |
| -------- | -------- |
| AUR | Image |
| Keyboard button | Phosh |

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## Sailfish OS

| Pro's | Con's |
| -------- | -------- |
| UI | closed source |
| Explainer | Got stuck |

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## postmarketOS

| Pro's | Con's |
| -------- | -------- |
| Small | copy paste |

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## Apps

Try this list

[Big list of apps](https://linmobapps.frama.io/)