Is it possible to install Ubuntu touch (UBPort) on the L5?
Perhaps turn the question around the other way … does the UBports project list the Librem 5 as supported hardware? https://ubports.com/en/supported-products
Another question would be, regardless of whether it is supported or whether it works: has anyone tried it?
If you yourself intend to go down this road, I would try putting it on a spare uSD card and booting from uSD card (requires up-to-date uboot). That way, if UBports is epic fail on the Librem 5, you didn’t mess anything up.
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There was an effort to support Ubuntu Touch, as announced by Purism. Some work was done, as evidenced by commits and images - don’t bother trying these, they did not really work on my Librem 5 Evergreen.
Generally, as seen with the PinePhone port, running Ubuntu Touch on a mainline device, introduces some issues not seen on Android devices with hybris/halium. If you want to port Ubuntu Touch to the LIbrem 5, the recent community port to PinePhone (Pro) may help.
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