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    • Add a launcher to the app drawer to run a command

      Perhaps you want to run a certain command often, or have a program installed that for some reason wasn't added to the app drawer. Well, if you know the command to start it, that can be fixed easily.

      You'll want to go to /home/phablet/.local/share/applications (image 1). Can't find it? Make sure you have show hidden files enabled. Here you'll see a lot of .desktop files - create a new one of the form name.desktop. Note that this is not the name you'll see in the app drawer, we'll specify that later.

      Open the file with a text editor. I can recommend Seabass2 if you don't have one yet. The first line should be:

      [Desktop Entry]
      

      Then we need to define four values: Name, Exec, Icon and Type. For example:

      Name=Discord_Libertine
      Exec=libertine-launch -i focal-3 "armcord"
      Icon=/home/phablet/Downloads/Discord.png
      Type=Application
      

      If you're unsure what type to use, try Application.
      Replace the values with what suits your usecase, of course. There are some more things you can specify if you want:

      Terminal=false
      Comment=Launch Armcord inside Libertine
      

      And so on. These have, as far as I can tell, no effect.

      And that's it! Save, refresh the app drawer by pulling down, and it should show up just fine.

      The folder where you have to make the .desktop file:
      photo_1_2024-08-14_19-18-52.jpg
      An example file:
      photo_2_2024-08-14_19-18-52.jpg
      Discord_Libertine in the app drawer:
      photo_3_2024-08-14_19-18-52.jpg

      posted in General
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    • RE: Welcome to the UBports community! Introduce yourself here!

      Hello, I'm fairly enthousiastic about the entire Linux project. I'm trying to learn some qml because I like coding and am studying the equivalent of computer sciences. Hopefully I can offer some hands-on help somday 😉

      posted in General
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    • Adding a feature list for Focal for the Redmi Note 7 (Lavender) (help wanted)

      Re: Why is this device not in the devices list for Focal?

      https://gitlab.com/ubports/infrastructure/devices.ubuntu-touch.io/-/merge_requests/623

      So, it turns out that the Redmi Note 7 has had a Focal channel for quite a while but it isn't on devices.ubuntu-touch.io
      I've made a merge request to make an initial feature list which I think is all you need to add a focal channel to it? But I know nothing of how this works so if there are other things I need to do, feel free to tell me. Or I might realise trying to read scattered docs.

      In addition, many features still need testing, namely:
      * Dual sim
      * Sim pin unlock

      • 24 hours battery life
        * 7 days stability
      • Video Acceleration
        * Apparmor Patches (I'm not even sure what they are)
      • Wireless External Monitor
      • NFC
        * GPS
        * Wired External Monitor

      Any help, including advice on how to test a feature, and an explanation of exactly what stupid things I'm certainly doing somewhere, is much appreciated!

      posted in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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    • RE: Ubuntu Touch Q&A 124 call for questions.

      @fairose said in Ubuntu Touch Q&A 124 call for questions.:

      Thank you all for putting so much effort in developing this free operating system.

      Second that

      posted in News
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    • RE: Ubuntu Touch Q&A 126 call for questions

      There was some controversy with snap. Is it anything we should be worried about?

      posted in News
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    Latest posts made by Caedem

    • RE: Adding a feature list for Focal for the Redmi Note 7 (Lavender) (help wanted)

      A list of things that don't work:

      • notification led
      • torch
      • video
      • mms
      • stability
      • bluetooth
      • wired external monitor
      posted in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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    • RE: Adding a feature list for Focal for the Redmi Note 7 (Lavender) (help wanted)

      Ok so: wireless external monitor and NFC I can't test. Aside from those two, the only thing I haven't tested is 24 hours battery life but I need to test that again with less intensive usage so that'll take a while. I tested hardware acceleration and got moderately warm, like 40-45ish degrees judging by feel after 15 mins so nothing conclusive there, and I don't have a direct method to clearly indicate if there is hardware acceleration or not: so I'm leaving that as untested.

      TL;DR: Still need to test 24 hours battery life, can't test the rest. I've marked the MR as ready.

      posted in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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    • RE: Adding a feature list for Focal for the Redmi Note 7 (Lavender) (help wanted)

      Video acceleration: played a video for 15 mins and it warmed up, but not what I'd call hot. I'd like opinions on whether I should mark that as working or not, or better yet a more reliable way to check

      posted in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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    • RE: Adding a feature list for Focal for the Redmi Note 7 (Lavender) (help wanted)

      Display out is nonfunctional

      posted in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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    • RE: Adding a feature list for Focal for the Redmi Note 7 (Lavender) (help wanted)

      Dual sim wonky, second sim refuses to connect above 2g

      posted in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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    • RE: Adding a feature list for Focal for the Redmi Note 7 (Lavender) (help wanted)

      Sim pin works (had to lock my sim again to check)

      posted in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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    • RE: Adding a feature list for Focal for the Redmi Note 7 (Lavender) (help wanted)

      I found "Check if keyboard vibration works. This is a good indication that AppArmor has been successfully applied."

      Since keyboard vibration works I'm going to assume AppArmor is in place

      posted in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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    • RE: Adding a feature list for Focal for the Redmi Note 7 (Lavender) (help wanted)

      GPS works

      posted in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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    • RE: Adding a feature list for Focal for the Redmi Note 7 (Lavender) (help wanted)

      Aaand it already failed the 7+ days stability test

      posted in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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    • Adding a feature list for Focal for the Redmi Note 7 (Lavender) (help wanted)

      Re: Why is this device not in the devices list for Focal?

      https://gitlab.com/ubports/infrastructure/devices.ubuntu-touch.io/-/merge_requests/623

      So, it turns out that the Redmi Note 7 has had a Focal channel for quite a while but it isn't on devices.ubuntu-touch.io
      I've made a merge request to make an initial feature list which I think is all you need to add a focal channel to it? But I know nothing of how this works so if there are other things I need to do, feel free to tell me. Or I might realise trying to read scattered docs.

      In addition, many features still need testing, namely:
      * Dual sim
      * Sim pin unlock

      • 24 hours battery life
        * 7 days stability
      • Video Acceleration
        * Apparmor Patches (I'm not even sure what they are)
      • Wireless External Monitor
      • NFC
        * GPS
        * Wired External Monitor

      Any help, including advice on how to test a feature, and an explanation of exactly what stupid things I'm certainly doing somewhere, is much appreciated!

      posted in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
      CaedemC
      Caedem