https://reddit.com/link/1vq24a5/video/qr40vsa5nrjh1/player

https://networkengineeringmode-wq.github.io/armor28-showcase/

Desktop & GUI Environment

• Desktop: Full Ubuntu + XFCE4 desktop via proot-distro over VNC (:5901 / :5902)
• Display Server: Native Termux:X11 integration
• Navigation: Custom lnx launcher menu featuring 50+ single-word command shortcuts

Development & Toolchains

• Languages: Python (dev headers, pip), Node.js (npm), Go, Rust (Cargo), PHP, Ruby, Java (OpenJDK 21), C/C++ (build-essential, gcc, g++, gdb, clang, llvm, lldb), R (r-base)
• IDE: VS Code (Extensions: Python, Prettier, ESLint, GitLens, Docker, YAML)
• CLI Utilities: ripgrep, fd-find, bat, exa

AI & LLM Engine

• Local Inference: llama.cpp server running Qwen2.5-1.5B
• Interfaces: Custom lchat wrapper (chat + memory), Text-Gen WebUI, Anthropic Claude Code CLI + Python SDK
• Knowledge & Personas: Think engine knowledge-base search, AO assistant, COGOPP persona

Creative & Media Processing

• Raster & Vector: GIMP + gmic, Inkscape, Krita, darktable, RawTherapee, digiKam/showfoto, Hugin panorama stitcher
• 3D & Video/Audio: Blender, OBS Studio, VLC, Audacity, guvcview, Strawberry music/radio player

Office & Technical Publishing

• Document Suites: LibreOffice full suite
• Typesetting: TeX Live Full (pdflatex, xelatex, biber, texlive-lang-all, texlive-science, texlive-publishers)
• Image Utilities: ImageMagick, GraphicsMagick, ExifTool

Amateur Radio & SDR ("Wild Coast Signal Bureau")

• Digital Modes & Tracking: FLDIGI suite (FLDIGI, FLRIG, FLMSG, FLAMP), WSJT-X (FT8/FT4), QSSTV, Gpredict satellite tracker, Xastir APRS
• Hardware & TNC: CHIRP, GQRX-SDR, CubicSDR, cwdaemon, Direwolf, soundmodem
• Custom Stack: Termux Radio Deck (33-station custom internet radio menu, published on GitHub)

Networking & Security Diagnostic Suite

• Analysis: Wireshark, nmap, netcat, packet capture toolchains, SSH server/client
• Custom lnx Network Menu: IP/Geo lookup, port scanning, traceroute, DNS lookup, Wi-Fi scanning/diagnostics, speed testing, active connection monitoring

Databases & Virtualization

• Databases: PostgreSQL 18, MySQL 8.4
• Emulation & Containers: qemu-system-arm, virt-manager, docker-compose

Document OCR & Search

• OCR Engines: Tesseract OCR (Languages: Russian, Afrikaans, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic)
• Custom Scripts: ocr, ocrfast, ocrmenu
• Document Search: docsearch (cross-indexes PDF, DOCX, TXT)

Storage & Filesystem Architecture

• SD Card Mount: External SD card mounted directly to /mnt/extsd
• Cloud Sync: rclone configured with gdrive and gvg remotes
• File Management: Custom sorters (AVOOVA docs, phone files, Telegram downloads), wcf tagging, duplicate scanner

Monitoring & System Tools

• System Operations: htop, btop, tmux, fastfetch
• Automation: Battery monitor/plotter/recorder, system health check, snapshot tool, master organizer (org)
• Productivity: LifeCompanion (LC) CLI tracker (streaks, LLM probes, faster_whisper voice transcription)

Specialized Field Applications

• Thermal Imaging Operations: Livestock inflammation detection, PCB/electronics fault-finding, JoJo tank liquid level checks, night surveillance with temperature alarm limits
• Civil/Hydraulic Engineering: Coffee Bay water-system engineering dashboard (public tap \rightarrow pump \rightarrow JoJo tank \rightarrow gravity feed) with real-time hydraulic calculations and Leaflet map integration

Novelty & Terminal Aesthetics

• Utilities: cmatrix, cowsay, sl, lolcat, figlet, cool-retro-term
• Gaming: 0 A.D., SuperTuxKart, SuperTux, Neverball, Frozen Bubble

Here's an honest rundown — what's installed, and how well it actually runs in this Termux/proot-distro setup ():

How its running on the 28 Thermal

**Desktop & GUI**

– Ubuntu (proot-distro) — ✅ rock solid, this is the foundation everything sits on

• XFCE4 + VNC — ✅ works great, real desktop, real windows
• Chromium / Firefox — ✅ both work fine through the desktop
• FreeCAD — ✅ works, a bit heavy to load

**Dev Toolchains**

– Python, Node, Go, Rust, PHP, Ruby, R — ✅ all install and run cleanly

• GCC/Clang/LLVM — ✅ full compiling works, no issues
• VS Code — ✅ works well, extensions install fine

**AI & LLM (offline)**

– llama.cpp + local models — ✅ works, genuinely useful with zero signal

• Custom chat/memory tools — ✅ solid, this is the standout feature honestly

**Amateur Radio & SDR**

– CHIRP, FLDIGI, WSJT-X, GQRX, CubicSDR — ✅ all install fine, haven't tested with real SDR hardware yet (no dongle)

• Gpredict, Xastir, Direwolf — ✅ installed, untested in practice

**Creative & Media**

– GIMP, Inkscape, Blender, Krita, darktable — ✅ all work through the desktop, some are heavy on load time

• VLC, OBS — ✅ fine
• Strawberry — ✅ works well, internet radio built in

**Office & Publishing**

– LibreOffice — ✅ works

• TeX Live full — ✅ works, but it's a genuinely massive install (4-5GB alone)

**Networking**

– Wireshark, nmap — ✅ install and run fine

• Custom network commands — ✅ solid

**Databases & Virtualization**

– PostgreSQL, MySQL — ⚠️ install fine but **won't actually run as services** — no real init system in proot, so `systemctl`/service management doesn't work. Usable if you manually start the daemon, not out of the box.

• Docker — ❌ generally doesn't work properly in proot, skipped it
• QEMU — ⚠️ installs, virtualization performance/support in proot is shaky

**GNOME Software** — ❌ opens but is non-functional (no system D-Bus in proot, so it can't browse/install anything). Use `apt` or Synaptic instead.

**Synaptic** — ✅ works, but needs to be launched as root or it's read-only

**OCR** — ✅ Tesseract works well, multi-language support solid

**Storage/SD card bind** — ✅ works, but took real troubleshooting (Android storage permissions, symlink issues) to get right

**Overall**: genuinely a full working Linux machine on the phone — the GUI apps, dev tools, creative suite, and offline AI all work properly. The main limits are proot's lack of a real init system (no background services) and no real hardware access (so USB SDR dongles, cameras, etc. need separate handling, not something Ubuntu itself can reach into directly).