There are a number of threads about the loss of WiFi password after reboot of the Nexus 5 and of the BQ M10 but not much about the same problem on the MEIZU Pro 5 apart from https://forums.ubports.com/topic/708/meizu-pro5-fastboot-mode-locked

I have a MEIZU Pro 5 with 4GB of RAM and Ubuntu Touch 16.04 UBports OTA-7. This is not the Ubuntu Touch edition. This phone came with Flyme OS and I installed Ubuntu on it. I need to re-enter the WiFi password after reboot.

The way this problem occurs is strange because the password is not completely lost. If I open the Settings, go to Wi-Fi and then to the list of Previous networks, my access point is still there and it does have the password. The problem is that when I select this access point in this list, the only option I have is to Forget this network. I can't enable the connection from the list of previous networks.

In order to connect to this access point, I have to select it from the current list of networks from which the password is lost. Once I enter again the password, the list of Previous networks creates a new entry with the same network name albeit with the suffix " 1" added to it. If I reboot again and do the same thing, a new entry appears once again, this time with the suffix " 2". And so on with the suffixes 3, 4, 5, etc...

Has anyone found out how to fix the problem since the thread mentioned above?

Two questions if I may ask:

1 - How would it be possible to lower the minimum screen brightness?

2 - Would it be possible to have a full-screen function like the F11 function there is on Ubuntu Desktop? This would allow to display more lines to read on the web browser by hiding the web page address at the top of the screen. This would be particularly handsome in landscape mode.

I lower the display brightness to its minimum when in the dark but I find this minimum a bit too high. In the dark, the brightness is a bit blinding. How would it be possible to alter this minimum?

All Ubuntu Touch apps store user data in ~/.local/share/app-name/. It is impossible to open a file stored for instance in ~/Documents/.

One way around this would be to create a symbolic link:

 $ ln -s ~/Document/data-file ~/.local/share/app-name/link-to-data-file

Unfortunately, opening such a link with an app yield an empty file. However, if the data file were in the same directory as the link, then opening the link would yield the full non empty file. That is, if the link is created as:

 $ ln -s ~/.local/share/app-name/data-file ~/.local/share/app-name/link-to-data-file

then everything works fine.

It seems that Ubuntu Touch apps are blind to the directory tree. Does anybody know a way around this problem? How could one choose where to store data files and not be restricted to ~/.local/share/app-name/ ?

Shall we ever be able to boot from a mainline kernel and from an SD card on Android devices?

@hankschwie

UT Tweak Tool themes have no effect on the brightness of apps.

@kugiigi You are right. Thanks.

Usually recent mobile phones don't run UT because it takes time to port the software onto them. So I am surprised that the port to the OnePlus 6T was so quick. What happened then?
Has anyone tested convergence on this beast of 8GB of RAM? This could be an ideal device for use as a desktop computer.

@BrisPete Thanks BrisPete. I should have found out by myself instead of starting a new thread... Sorry.

@3t_ed Yes I have experienced issues with the keyboard too.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has a web page to test "how trackers view your browser": https://coveryourtracks.eff.org

Apparently the Morph browser does not fare well in this test:

"Our tests indicate that you are not protected against tracking on the web."
"Blocking tracking ads? No"
"Blocking invisible trackers? No"

I did the test with OTA-17 and µAdBlock installed. Any comment welcome.

@doniks

Alright, I did find a file /home/phablet/.cache/libertine/puritine/PuritineSymlinkFarm.json and I deleted it. I don't know why I couldn't see it with find.

Yes I know I have to replace CONTAINER-IDENTIFIER with the identifier of my container, i.e. xenial.

~root refers to /root.

I have found the following text files which I deleted:
/.local/share/unity-scopes/unconfined/libertine-scope.ubuntu_libertine-scope/.surfacing_cache
/.local/share/unity-scopes/unconfined/clickscope/.surfacing_cache

But still no change, even after reboot. It seems that the container is very much contained and unbreakable! But don't worry, I am going to reinstall UT anyway.

Thank you to all for your help.

The European patent office is trying again to pass legislation that would bring their unitary (i.e. Europe wide) patent into force despite the European Parliament having rejected it.
Here is an appeal for help against this attack on open source software:

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/20/12/12/0535251/save-europe-from-software-patents-urges-nonprofit-ffii

Re: LIBERTINE Package installation stuck and spinning wheel never stops under Libertine

After creating a container under Libertine, one of the Debian packages I have installed has never finished installing. Its status has remained "installing" and the corresponding spinning wheel never stops.

One can slide the package name to the right and a small bin icon appears. This should allow the deletion of the package but it does not. After tapping the bin, the package is still being installed and the blue circle spins endlessly.

I suppose this problem may be due to a lack of space. I have only 16GB in total on my device and half of that is already used. The package which has stalled in installation mode is bigger than the amount of free space.

Has anyone an idea of how to stop the installation process? I have "htop" installed but I can't find the process and kill it.