the apps are arranged in alphabetic order, can i change that?
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Not really, but the Favorites section (above the line, at the top) can be ordered any way you like. So you can add apps there by long-pressing on an icon and selecting Add to Favorites. Then drag those at the top around to the order you want. I’m not sure if there’s a limit to how many favorite apps you can have at the top; I’ve only added a few. The Favorites section expands to accommodate what you add. To remove one, long-press and then remove from Favorites.
Edit: I have to correct myself… You can’t drag the Favorites around to reorder them, but you can add them in the order that you want them. New favorites will be added following what’s already there.
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i am surfing via wlan and L5 asked me in short times to admit the wlanpassword? perhaps due to low reciep?
Not sure what problem might be…
Are you on 2.4 or 5 GHz?
Are you using Hidden SSID?
Do you use Mac Address filtering on your router?
Check your signal strength in L5 WiFi settings (click the gear wheel beside your SSID name).
Do you have Connect Automatically selected?
A loose WiFi modem is another possibility. If you can’t find any obvious issue, then unscrew the cover over the WiFi module and carefully check for loose connection.
Edit: I forgot to mention the most obvious problem that some have had: Check the TIME, TIME ZONE, and DATE to make sure they’re correct. (This can be found under Details in Settings. Do not select Automatic Date & Time or Automatic Time Zone until AFTER you have manually set the time, time zone, and date.
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I recommend " Portfolio " as a file manager, Portfolio is made for mobiles from scratch. You can install Portfolio by sandboxing or …
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But see this comment:
“The Portfolio file manager does not offer any way to “eject” an USB drive”
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I know that, but i prefer a mobile app than a patched app to mobile. Portfolio is under a heavy development, may be we can get " unmount " soon. Anyway thanks @amarok for all the help and recommendations you give us.
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what does that mean, scince i started with Linux (2004 with suse7…) i lost a lot of (bio)memory :)… can you help an old man? 
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Sandboxing mean Flatpak apps. But Flatpak work too slow. It much better install directly by using meson , but i do not know why building Portfolio by meson is not working not boot on L5. Any help on this @dos @dcz
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okay, fore instance i take nautilus…
i extend a little bit this thread perhaps for upcomming users so i put more questions in:
The usb-cabelplug looks for me a little bit too heavy. It is stronger then the Phoneconnector so if you damage one of this it will proberly be the Phoneconnector. Can i use lighter cable with smaler plugs for charging etc?
In general yes, but be careful in case of badly made cables. If they have thin wires transmitting power, they could melt or catch on fire when charged on full power (I think full power is not enabled yet). We had one dock burned this way in the team.
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“Unmount” feature on Portfolio it is already tracked few minutes ago to releasing soon. https://github.com/tchx84/Portfolio/issues/14
I can not wait for having that feature on my L5-Evergreen. 
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sudo apt install portfolio-filemanager
Debian link confirms it is there to be used (sooner than later on PureOS, I guess). It provides good overview of stored files and is indeed speedy one.
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Generally USB3.1 A to C (or C to C), 5 or 10 Gbps, and 3A (at least, mostly enough, yet without exceeding recommended amperage) current cables should work well, but if only one or two cables needed choosing the one with E-marker chip (USB-IF certified) is the most reliable way to go.
Basically repeating what @dcz already pointed out (warned) about that cheap “thin wires” are not always the best “solution” to charge any smartphone of yours. In short, I think that consideration of buying longer charging cable (perhaps with E-marker quality plugs) isn’t bad thing if keeping original Librem 5 charger, as recommended from Purism side anyway.
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Thanks for the info. I’m thinking about printing myself a holding shell for the L5 with my 3d printer. Since the USB socket is mainly used for stationary use, this would be a useful part.
Is the case data available as an opendata file so I don’t have to measure it?
I would then of course give this data back to the community, or print at cost.
is the L5 charged with 3A? Can I do the same with my other chargers that provide only 1A (car 12V> 5V 1A) ?
When a non-PD charger is used, L5 will by default draw at most 500mA, which should be enough to slowly charge it when idle with screen off, but not when in use.
When a PD charger is used, it depends on how much current the charger is claiming to support at 5V (we don’t use higher voltages at the moment).
In the future we may also be able to automatically detect BC1.2-compatible non-PD chargers and increase the input current based on that, but that’s not implemented yet.
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thanks @dos , do you now somethings about the files for printing a case ?
what is with the screenbackground, it is stored where? you now?
ps i was surprised how quic it is charged… but also how quick decharged 
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looks nice and i will take parts of design (i sugesst it is free? os?) and modify it to my needs and we will see
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I’m sure that @ecs explained everything in detail about making necessary files and on how to finally produce your own protecting case. Please just follow his related posts about 3D printing.