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postmarketOS is a touch-optimized and pre-configured Alpine Linux. It can be installed on smartphones and other devices. It is in a very early, experimental state and not usable for most people yet. pmbootstrap allows installation and development of pmOS. As of now, its repository contains all of the projects code, pmbootstrap itself and all package build recipes (aports). Therefore this wiki contains all information about pmOS, not only about pmbootstrap. Here are the most important links:

General information

• Introduction post the utopic vision and goals
• Security warning about running unfixable outdated firmware software
• [[Supported devices|Devices]] quite a few Android devices, and the N900
• [[Milestones]] where individuals want to take the project
• [[Installation guide]] for devices, which are already working

Development

• [[Porting to a new device]] and general installation guide
• [[Troubleshooting]] the page to read when something isn't working
• [[Deviceinfo reference]] our work-in-progress device-specific file format
• [[Creating a package]] and how to recycle package recipes from other distributions
• [[Migration to aports subfolders]] how to migrate old checkouts to the new folder structure
• [[Mainline kernel|The mainline kernel]] early work on getting device kernels into mainline Linux
• [[Development guide]] currently has a git hook for working on packages

Communication channels

• [[Matrix and IRC]] live chat makes development easier
• Issues besides bugs, lots feature ideas and questions, mobile UI for example
• Reddit photos of devices running pmOS, blog posts, questions, official announcements

Contributing to the wiki

• Mastering markdown guide on how to properly format text in the wiki
• Edit the sidebar we put all pages there, except for the device specific pages