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   On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 03:02:39 -0000 (UTC), Joseph Rosevear wrote:   
      
   > I got a PinePhone.  It runs Manjaro Linux which uses KDE Plasma.   
   >   
   > It's makes a poor smartphone, but it *does* work.  I got it, because I   
   > wanted a phone that worked and didn't depend on Apple or Google.   
   >   
   > Although still Linux, it's very different from Slackware.  Does anyone   
   > know of any PinePhone forums?   
   >   
   > Thanks.   
   >   
   > -Joe   
      
   Thanks for your comments and support, everyone who posted.  Here's an   
   update, almost one week after my phone arrived:   
      
   I joined the manjaro forum ( forum.manjaro.org ), and I got some   
   encouragement and some helpful advice and information there.   
      
   I read a lot online, and I got a lot of help from duck.ai.   
      
   And I spent some time trying things - mostly trying to get various things   
   to work, like the docking bar.  And the terminal software was giving me   
   trouble.  And I found a better power supply to use - this improved the   
   charging performance.   
      
   Anyway, I made some progress, and I no longer feel like quitting.  I'm   
   currently running a Manjaro build that I downloaded and installed to an   
   SD card.  I like it better that the Manjaro that came with the phone.   
   And, although I'm still having some updating issues, the general   
   functionality and performance is better now.  I am mostly happy with it.   
      
   -Joe   
      
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