Packages
This page tracks the availability of Mobile-friendly user-facing applications in Debian, where "mobile-friendly" means low-resource, graphical, touch-friendly, and fits onto small screens.
Available
Mobile-friendly applications in Debian:
Name |
Widgets |
Purpose |
First usable Debian release (version) |
GTK |
Email client (MUA) |
buster |
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Clones of freecell and other Windows games, freecell works well haven't tested the rest |
undo without backspace key issue #946434 |
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GTK |
Solitaire game |
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GTK |
Puzzle game |
Window scaling bug #1055878 but still playable |
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QT |
Mastermind game |
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Jump hexagons puzzle game |
undo without backspace key issue #1057317 |
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GTK |
Matrix chat client |
bookworm |
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GTK |
Jabber chat client (XMPP) |
bookworm (0.4.1) |
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GTK |
Jabber chat client (XMPP) |
bookworm (removed from testing) |
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GTK |
Markdown notepad |
bookworm |
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GTK |
Screen replicator |
bookworm |
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GTK |
Terminal emulator |
bookworm (removed from testing) |
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QT |
Public transport navigator |
bookworm |
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GTK |
Password manager |
bookworm |
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GTK |
Wikipedia browser |
bookworm |
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GTK |
Web browser |
buster |
Extensions to mobile-friendly applications in Debian:
Name |
Application |
Purpose |
First usable Debian release (version) |
Empathy |
Voice calls and SMS |
bookworm (removed from testing) |
Prospective
Mobile-friendly applications with some interest getting it in Debian.
Name |
Widgets |
Pupose |
Status of packaging |
GTK |
Matrix chat client |
Packaging in progress |
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SDL |
Terminal emulator |
Packaging requested |
Things We Need
Here are applications that we need for replacing Android etc:
- Calendar (editing and displaying) with web backend for distributed use
- Note taking with web backend (like Google Keep)
- Mastodon Client
Matrix Client (Element should work but it's not in Debian yet see Matrix)
Remote desktop clients (Spice-client-gtk crashes on Librem5)
OSM map viewer with offline support and use of vector data, e.g. Organic Maps
Jabber/XMPP client with better support for small screens than the current Dino with libhandy patches
Extending the List
If you find an mobile-friendly application not here but already in Debian, then please add it here.
If you find a mobile-friendly application not here and not in Debian, then please file an RFP or ITP bugreport and update this page with resulting bug number.
See also: