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Has anyone achieved using their laptop as their only device? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by gnutard@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I've been trying to get rid of my cellphone for awhile now. I switched to JMP.chat, I have Pidgin set up to make calls/texts, etc.

I use Trisquel GNU/Linux on my Libreboot laptop, my boss is fine with it.

My strategy looks something like this:

Use earpiece that's connected via Bluetooth, have narrator software read out notifications (notifications from Microsoft Teams, Thunderbird, etc.)
Put laptop into sleep mode, maybe use a script to put it into a special sleep mode to make sure I'm connected to WiFi while walking around warehouse so I can receive calls/texts timely.
Forward all notifications from Teams to my email, so that I'm not relying on the web-based version to be open.
For travel on the road, I have a USB modem that's connected to my LibreCMC router. I also have my laptop set up in my car on a stand.

Any suggestions?

TIA!

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[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (8 children)

No, not suitable at all. I would be more interested in using my phone with GrapheneOS as only device.

But:

mail filters work fine with my provider, not in K-9mail (fair-email gives me anxiety)
office stuff just sucks, Collabora is as big as Libreoffice but no GUI options
MPV is very barebones and VLC very far behind on updates
missing GIMP
missing PDF editing
missing video or audio editing
missing code editing
missing commandline stuff
no qbittorrent, Aria2 works but only for leeching, BiglyBT works but has a weird UI and restricted features
no browser with tab groups, containers, security, etc.

But for a ton of other stuff a phone works very well

obvious one: small form factor
uses very little battery, awesome standby battery consumption
camera, audio, video recording
media consumption
- offline (MPV, Gallery apps (why is this not a thing on desktops?), music players, antennapod)
- online: grayjay, soundbound, antennapod, rimusic, ...
messaging (simplex, signal, element, briar, ...)
slight image editing (snapseed)
image compression (signal, save before sending, exit)
video cutting (signal, save before sending)
writing markdown (markor, acode)
weather
webapps
social media (jerboah, fedilab, ...)
navigating (there is no OSMAnd alternative on Linux)

In many areas there are way more apps for android, in many others way less.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (7 children)

No osm and on Linux?

Its just open street map data. Use the routing tool on their web page.

Or make your own if you want to using gis.

Or use the beta organic maps flatpak.

Or KDE Marble has OSM routing as well.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Yeah lemmie just pull out my laptop real quick outside this pub to find how to get back to my hotel.

Aaaaand its gone

[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ask the barman the direction to the closest landmark? Grab a cab? Get a map from the hotel itself?

I understand that walking around with a laptop isn't for most but trying to think like OP here, I want to suggest that for their goal, habits can change. They are plenty of good solution beside a mobile phone to be able to get around.

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago

Just pay a taxi driver LOL are you rich or something ? XD

Back to paper maps with arbitrary POIs?

With OSMand I can easily contribute to OSM too, add and edit POIs mainly.

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