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What is Syncthing?

Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, whether it is shared with some third party, and how it's transmitted over the internet.

What does this have to do with Ubuntu Touch?

I have packaged Syncthing into a click. This is based off the work of @ZeroPointEnergy who I am not sure is still active in the community.

My attention was drawn to Syncthing because I was looking for a simple way to sync my ebooks between my tablet and my phone, and the Nexcloud sync app did not play well with my Nextcloud setup.

Cool! Where can I get it?

Syncthing companion snap

Want to use Syncthing as a lightweight backup solution and need to install in on a server? There is now a Syncthing snap packaged by yours truly.

I have questions.

Any suggestions or questions on its functioning on Ubuntu Touch can be posted in this thread. I will do my best to help where possible. Questions on Syncthing in general are better posted on their support forum.

Links:

• main site: www.syncthing.net
• documentation: docs.syncthing.net
• main project: github.com/syncthing/synhthing
• ubuntu touch 'port': gitlab.com/arubislander/syncthing-clickable
• snap package: snapstore.io/syncthing-arubislander
• snap package source: gitlab.com/arubislander/syncthing-snap

Ah...

It is difficult to find the right words to write.

I could write about your encouraging attitude and your clear-sightedness in envisioning a future goal, and dedication to seeing it achieved.

Or about your capacity for keeping people pursuing disparate short term aims onboard, and working together towards the common goal. Keeping all the frogs in the wheelbarrow, so to speak.

Or about your desire to give consideration to every voice in the Community and agonizing over how to do right by everyone.

I could go on, but you know you. Maybe you would see things differently, but this is what I have seen from you.

You have done really, really well by the project. Now go do really really, well by yourself. Hopefully this experience will help you find a way in future to do both, by you, and by whatever endeavor you passionately dedicate yourself to.

I look forward to seeing you shine!

@ktatar156 Emotions have nothing to do with it. I was simply reacting to your stated requirements.
Of course you can install GApps on Waydroid and download your bank apps from the play store. I wasn't suggesting otherwise. The question is though, if they would run. Does your bank app run on Lineage, or on a rooted device? If that is the case it has a higher chance of also running on Waydroid.

About your question if UT will ever be a succes: Define success. The project will continue as long as there are people willing and capable of continuing it. That is both the strength and the weakness of OpenSource. It doesn't have to become a commercial succes, it doesn't have to become popular overnight. All it needs is a dedicated team of developers and a passionate community that both supports the team and whose members can in time become part of the team.
I would venture to say that since Canonical handed over stewardship of the project to UBports it has given a boost to community involvement in the project. By this metric the project is a bigger success than it ever was under Canonical.

Concerning the lack of flagship Open Source apps like Firefox. On the one hand I could say, bug the publishers of these apps and ask them to support Ubuntu Touch. Why should the burden of packaging and maintainance fall on this project alone? But publishers of Open Source are more likely to consider supporting UT if the software stack is more up to date. Well, there is great news on that front. The work to bring UT to 20.04 is in very advanced stage. And once it is released as stable sometime in the first half of this year, work will immediately continue with rebasing on 22.04, which should also be well advanced by the second half of this year. An up to date software stack opens up many possibilities for supporting additional packaging formats such flatpaks and/or snaps. This would not automagically make the software feel at home on UT (think confinement and application lifecycle) but it would be a start.

Are there any needs? Yes! There are knowledgeable developers who are balancing working on this project with their fulltime jobs and daily lives. Given enough donations and sponsors, the UBports foundation could employ all these developers fulltime and there would definitely be a boost in productivity. (Whether this would impact community involvent, if you wish to discuss this, slide into my dm's or let's start a new thread.)

As it is now, @Keneda already mentioned that coders are very welcome. Experience is a pre, but stick-to-itivness and eagerness to learn can make up for the lack of experience.
There is even a job posting for a developer by the company that makes the Volla phones (these are phones that come with the option of pre-installed UT).

@dissapointedbcn said in Back to 15.04:

The main problem is malfunction of desktop apps in the new libertine container. Any option is opened in a new window. Impossible to work with gimp or libreoffice, essentials for me.

See this post on how to fix that

@dissapointedbcn said in Back to 15.04:

Firefox crashes as soon as it starts.

I don't know what version of Firefox in present in 15.04, but if you want to install an older version of firefox that does not crash in 16.04, follow along with this blog post.

There is no need at all to go to war over anything, especially since there are options. If a pin, or the behaviour of the pin entry screen, is deemed insecure, then there is the option to specify a password for unlocking. This can be anything and will present a keyboard for entry and must also be confirmed with an ENTER. Seems like the exact behaviour you were looking for.

Is this really being contemplated? Under what program can this endeavor be justified to management? The UTtouch market is vanishingly small in comparison to the Duopoly.

Not to rain on anyone's parade here, but I also do not see how this proposition could be made to work from a technical perspective.

One of the ways Google Fi helps the customer save money as I understand it, is by the seemless handover between mobile data and wifi. The reliability of this handover varies from device to device on UTouch.

Also, I doubt there are currently API's in place to allow third party applications to control the network connection in this way while simultaneously respecting Ubuntu Touch's application lifetime cycle scheme.

Not to speak of how problematic it might be in the perceptions of many patrons of Ubuntu Touch to grant access on such a low level to a component from a known data gathering entity.

While I agree that we might need to make our public communications less technical to reach the non-technical user, I feel it is important not to sacrifice accuracy in the process.

@BigB said in Shop, deiffrent enviroments, slogans, famous people etc.:

What is the best custom rom? - Ubuntu Touch
...
New interesting featured custom rom - Ubuntu touch

Ubuntu Touch is not a custom ROM. While the non-technical user we are targeting might not know, or care, about the distinction, we want to avoid any semblance of deception, as that will surely backfire down the line.

What is the most secure mobile OS - Ubuntu Touch

This is a claim I am uncomfortable with. While Ubuntu Touch does not spy on the user, there are aspects of the OS that render it arguably less secure than the major players, such as the inability to lock the bootloader, or encrypt the data partition. Such a bold claim that Ubuntu Touch is the most secure of the mobile OS's is untenable.

What is the most advanced mobile OS - Ubuntu Touch

What metric would this claim be based on? I doubt, at the current stage of development, it would be any metric that is meaningful to the non-technical user who would be the target of these communications.

I am a huge fan of Ubuntu Touch, and I realise that sometimes grandiose claims are made in marketing to grab attention. But I believe we as a community should advertise the true merits of the project, without exaggeration or embellishements.

I am struggling to even see the relevance of this comparison. How often do users boot their iPhones? How often do Purism expect it will be necessary to boot the Librem 5?

@escain said in Feedback FP3+ after 3 months:

What I really miss:

P0: Bluetooth support for calls. When driving, it's an absolute must. I also have "that" wonderful headset able to manage calls.

Bluetooth is hit or miss on Linux in general, depending on a combination of devices, driver versions, supported protocols, the phase of the moon and the orientation of the Earth's axis at the time of pairing and subsequent connecting...

@christophershah We didn't run out of books to give away, but those that attended were very enthusiastic. One of the attendees even got clickable to work with docker on WSL 2. He documented what he did to get it running and he will contribute this to the documentation so more people can develop UT apps on Windows.
The information in the books is also available online for those who are interested.

And one of the highlights was definitely meeting @Moem irl.

@ktatar156 said in Few thoughts regarding coming back after several years:

In my opinion, there should be put more effort over:
...
2. Firefox - as mentioned before, in my opinion (from the user perspective) it could be better way to port it (maybe from Firefox android app?), instead of maintaining additional app. I'm aware of that, from the developer perspective, it is a completely different matter.

The only way this would be significantly better than the present situation is if Mozilla themselves would officially support UT. Otherwise the burden of maintainance and catching up would be on some community member and we would still be having complaints that the browser does not support the latest features. Adapting Firefox to integrate with UT features such as Content Hub and Media Hub and also getting it to play nice with our display server requires work and maintainance, especially if upstream would not want to carry the needed patches.
Morph is based on QtWebEngine, which is a stripped down Chromium and is maintained by QT, and integrates better with the rest of the platform out of the box.
Having said all of that, anyone, and I mean absolutely anyone is free to jump in and put in the work needed to get Firefox to integrate with UT. It might be time that all the members who want to see this happen, get together, start a fundraiser and hire a developer, or something instead of repeatedly expressing this desire, or worse, saying this should be done instead of something else. Those who do not code, do not get to dictate what those who do code will spend their time on. You want something done, organise to get it done. That is how open source works.

3. Working sync for most popular services like Google or iCloud (contacts, calendar, mail, photos and file sharing/drive) - most of people would like to have additional backup in these, and on the top of that, have an opportunity to migrate data easily and sync between devices.

Yes, and when these proprietary systems change access to their services locking us out, or at least making it necessary for us to play catch up, we will be right back where we are at the moment.

Better would be to use a solution which is opensource friendly such as NextCloud or such. There are community members exploring such options.

I'm familiar with open source movement and volunteering (also in 'real' life) - I'm the last person that could demand anything - because, among others, I understand the idea that stands behind all of that. I'm only showing my observations, perspective and presenting my opinion over these topics - not to complaint, but to make UT better and more attractive for users.

Your desire to help the project is noted. But the way you are approaching the subject is not the best way to go about it.

@kugiigi

Not only that, but reviews are forever, while bugs can be fixed. The review would then remain and give a false impression of the current state of affairs.

@poVoq But the project has Canonical's permission to use the name Ubuntu Touch.
If and when a switch is made to Debian, and this is the first I've heard of it, then it will be soon enough to make a name change. At the noment there really is no pressing need.

EDIT: changed 'sanction' to 'permission' for clarity

@domubpkm said in Forgot passcode:

unless someone has a genius idea which would be a security breach for UT..

I would like to remind anyone who might have that 'genius idea' to please follow responsible disclosure practises and not simply publish that answer here.

@keneda said in xmpp Messenger ??:

If you want ubports devs to port new XMPP messenger or update existing one, you might be disapointed.

I am not sure the OP was actually expecting the core devs to fix the XMPP messenger situation in Ubuntu Touch, but merely expressing their frustration at the current state of affairs. However in case I am wrong, I would like to have mentioned the following.

In a thriving Open Source ecosystem, not everything needs to be on the shoulders of the few. The 'core devs' as they have come to be called work on exactly that: development of the core components of Ubuntu Touch. Any and everyone is welcome to join them of course. But this aspect of the project requires a particular skillset that one must either already posess going in, or be interested in acquiring.

Kaidan is a separate project with no ties or affiliation to, but quite obviously an appreciation for, Ubuntu Touch. Because of the latter they have taken the effort to package their project for our platform.

Even though there hasn't been an update to the OpenStore in over a year, the project itself is still in active development. But, as with so many Open Source endeavors driven by volunteers, they could use some help, particularly in the packaging department.
So why not think of ways to help the project forward, instead?

[EDIT: I scrolled back and read some of the messages, and also looked more closely to the Kaidan project page, and saw the QT 5.14 dependancy issue. Yeah, that is a major blocker. But what I wrote is still applicable in general]

A new version of Syncthing is available in the Open Store. This version follows the release of 1.7.1 of the main Sycthing project.

No, adding a system setting is not impossible. The challenge is implementing this feature on the relevant software stack of the mobile devices, which is nothing like the software stack on the desktop. Which in turn is the reason that, unfortunately, the existence of an implementation on the desktop is irrelevant to the current issue.

For anyone having uninstalled anbox after testing it, but stuck with the all the non functional android application icons on the launcher. These can be removed by opening a terminal on the device and issuing the command:

$ rm .local/share/applications/anbox-*

@rineez That is great news. Well done!

Please consider submitting your changes as a PR to the Clickable repository if they are not specific to your development environment setup

@B2288

The second option is very pleasing to my eyes.