TEXStudio is working in Libertine! The generation of sample documents went well. Tested on channel 24.04/daily on Fairphone 4. RAM usage topped at 2.7GB (free -h).

Other working things that are often used together with TEXStudio in the same libertine container:

• inkscape (vector graphics)
• atril (pdf viewer)
• thunar (file manager)

Other;

• mousepad (text editor)
• parole (music)

Not working as well out of the box:

• emacs
• gedit
• leafpad (usable, complaining about wayland)

Observations

• xfce software tends to work with libertine.
• Some windows get a window title bar that I didn't figure out how to get rid of.
• Some apps in libertine are in bright mode. Maybe there is a way to add dark mode theme to a libertine container.
• A libertine container can say you need to run dpkg --configure -a as root to fix an installation gone wrong. How to become root in a libertine container is not straight forward. su - not working. su phablet not working. libertine-container-manager exec -i noble -c "/bin/bash" and then fakeroot seems to work.

I would apreciate something to get rid of the cookie questions. Something like addon "I still don't care about cookies". Maybe someone knows how to achieve it.

Not sure if the article is still valid for 24.04 noble. Tried it, didn't notice any difference. Then I discovered app UT Tweak Tool which seems more handy than typing config files.

In 24.04 noble, is there any way, even programmatically, to increase or decrease the different text sizes individually, as well as increase and decrease the icon sizes separately from scaling the text(s)? The scaling in app UT Tweak Tool scales everything, causing some text in some apps not being visible if the scaling is big. The default text size is quite small. In desktop mode, it seems that the scaling is different, but if adjusted it adjusts the scaling even in non-desktop-mode. Somehow, it would be desirable to have two different text(s) and icon scalings, one for the device itself standalone, and one scaling when connected in desktop mode.

Usually, there is one text size for WindowTitles, one for Documents, one for Interface, one for Monospace and then there is usually a TextScaling factor that adjusts all text sizes (fonts) without having to tinker with each one individually. Hinting and AntiAliasing is usually also part of what you can adjust.

TEXStudio is working in Libertine! The generation of sample documents went well. Tested on channel 24.04/daily on Fairphone 4. RAM usage topped at 2.7GB (free -h).

Other working things that are often used together with TEXStudio in the same libertine container:

• inkscape (vector graphics)
• atril (pdf viewer)
• thunar (file manager)

Other;

• mousepad (text editor)
• parole (music)

Not working as well out of the box:

• emacs
• gedit
• leafpad (usable, complaining about wayland)

Observations

• xfce software tends to work with libertine.
• Some windows get a window title bar that I didn't figure out how to get rid of.
• Some apps in libertine are in bright mode. Maybe there is a way to add dark mode theme to a libertine container.
• A libertine container can say you need to run dpkg --configure -a as root to fix an installation gone wrong. How to become root in a libertine container is not straight forward. su - not working. su phablet not working. libertine-container-manager exec -i noble -c "/bin/bash" and then fakeroot seems to work.

@pparent
It seems to me that your screenshot shows that the text is bigger on your screenshot. Compared with the clock size font, your screenshot show font size approximate to the size of the clock font or even slightly bigger for the menu text. In my screenshot, the clock font is much bigger than the text font. Typing messages is almost impossible to see if not enlarged. The text is already small as it is, and it becomes tough to see when the font is half the size of the already small font.

Looking forward to working menus as well.

By the way, I tried to attach a photo from the camera, but the app crashed after creating the photo. Voice message works well.

@pparent

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ getprop ro.sf.lcd_density
400
phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ echo $GRID_UNIT_PX
21

Screenshot to illustrate how small the text is on the Fairphone 4 screen. The image may give the impression that it is bigger when in reality it is very small. Maybe something to do with the PPI of the screen.

I would apreciate something to get rid of the cookie questions. Something like addon "I still don't care about cookies". Maybe someone knows how to achieve it.

Did anyone figure out how to get the menus visible? I see menus flicker three times kind of and dies away. Is there a way to increase the text sizes, keyboard shortcuts? It is ridiculously small. tinytinytiny. Have I missed something here on how to increase the text size? Any hidden trick? A config file?

EDIT: Connected a keyboard via USB and pressed Ctrl ++. Text in some parts got bigger. Menutext still small.

A small text size and a lack for a Setting to adjust all the different text sizes individually, as well as a general scaling factor for all text types is really a headache.

Text adjustment is needed to improve usability. If this means rewriting code, it still needs to be addressed. There is no way around it. Text size(s) needs to be easily adjustable in Settings without falling outside of screen limits.

Scaling makes everything bigger, even icons. Icons should be able to scale separately. Like in a modern desktop linux, which is a newbie's reference.

It is also difficult to understand for newbie the scaling in desktop mode, since it is set to 8 instead of for instance 24 on the device. Changing desktop mode scaling affects the scaling on the device after disconnect from external monitor. Two different scalings are needed; a separate one for desktop mode to not mess with the device scaling.

Wonderful! Got it working on Fairphone 4 channel 24.04/daily. On some computers it was neccesary to wait up to five seconds before mounting the ISO with ISODrive. Then quickly press some key combination like Fn + F12 to enter boot menu. On others it went almost immediately.

The delay between pressing the power-ON-button on the computer and mounting the ISO seems to be sensitive and has to be timed correctly. This should be written on Openstore I guess together with works on Fairphone 4 so that newbies get a chance to know.

Maybe the app could be modified with if usbPowerDetected; then remountISOWithDelay2seconds; fi. In that way the app would work anyway. Would it be feasible?

I guess I found the number one reason to give Ubuntu Touch a go. Thank you for the information on how to get it to work!

Maybe the public can be divided into subgroups with different needs. Ubuntu Touch has to fulfill those needs.

Newbies that are not so into terminal coding generally say Ubuntu Touch is buggy. That the text is so small overall. That the text cannot be easily adjusted. They cannot see the text! Major road block for some.

The cookie nagging in Morph browser can drive somebody nuts, especially if they can't figure out how to block those cookie questions. Adblock exists in Openstore, but there may be difficulty to find a cookie question block solution. Or youtube ad blocking.

Some newbies want a laptop Ubuntu Touch like a Xubuntu desktop. Few understand that literally means to work inside a Libertine container with a terminal, inside Ubuntu Touch, but still isolated from Ubuntu Touch. That they need a device with USB3, external monitor and desktop mode to get things done. Or with snaps. It is not easy to grasp how Ubuntu Touch really works inside as a newbie. Major road block.

Offline GPS navigation with route planning is definitely on many newbies wishlist. If this part is too buggy it cools down emotions. Music player is there thankfully.

Signal is probably one such app that has to exist on Ubuntu Touch natively and work well. There is no way around it. Communication is high priority for some and a show stopper for many if not available.

Comparison: zoom does not exist for linux aarch64. Games do not focus on snapdragon chips. Result: people regret buying an arm computer because their wanted apps are not there. Same with linux distros lacking those apps people want.

Others want EPUB3 in night mode with proper fonts and good rendering. Try to find any android app that can render epub3 with inline svg graphics as well as those two most used apps in Openstore. Here is the uniqueness in Ubuntu Touch. Still, the epub3 viewers have some noticeable bugs which cools emotions. Night mode flickering between pagination is one.

What is downloaded most usually is most wanted by many. Many times it is games. The core apps are expected to be there but maybe do not get as much attention. Gameboy emulator is really good! No bugs there.

Lets look at the app ISODrive. It really solves a big support issue. But it does not work in 24.04/daily. Creating a bootable USB-stick when your laptop needs reinstalling is a nightmare when you are travelling, right? Here you have a unique thing, but it is not working. Why not fix it? Such things make effect because they are needed and solve a real problem that arises quite frequently.

Tried ISODrive on channel 24.04/daily on a Fairphone 4. The app didn't work.

This would be one of those apps that would be truly awesome to get to work on 24.04 (noble).

A Lenovo computer didn't recognize Ubuntu 24.04 ISO, not Ubuntu 25.10 ISO, as an USB image. Nothing showed up in the boot menu. USB-stick with ISO worked though.

It would be great if Openstore flagged it as maybe not working on some devices running 20.04 and 24.04.

Any idea how accessing a samba share on another computer could be achieved in 24.04 (noble)? Does one have to install package smbclient in libertine default container noble, or the mentioned cifs-utils package? It seems that the file explorer does not offer connecting to a samba share (+ sign is greyed out).

Using 24.04/daily channel on a Fairphone 4.