Looking for a calendar app for Mageia and Android

[Can80]

Hello everyone!
I struggle at organizing my work schedules and keeping them organized, with three computers (all running on Mageia 9 (1 with GNOME, 2 with XFCE)) and two Android devices.
I would like a calendar / task manager that can synchronize between all five devices, and I am wondering what options are available on Mageia, and that avoid using Google calendar.
My research so far found the suggestion of setting up Thunderbird with CalDAV server, the latter of which has available apps for Android.

I keep searching for other possibilities and I would like to ask if some of you use / recommend other options than the above?

Thank you very much for your time.

[xboxboy]

Sorry for late response: I have a nextcloud server running on magiea. I first installed many years ago, I can't remember if I had to install a calDAV app/package or not, but it's not hard to add. I then have thunderbird access that for PC access. Then on Android I have DavX5 to access the nextcloud server, and I use Etar for the calendar app. It works very well.

[Can80]

Hello xboxboy!
Please, there is no need to apologize. I'm very happy to receive a helpful answer!
I like what you have and now that I'm back from holidays, I'll get on setting up the the same thing, and I'll update when I'm done or in troubles.
Thank you very much!
Best wishes for 2024.

[morgano]

For installing Nextcloud on Mageia
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Nextcloud_se ... with_NGINX

On the related subject of escaping Google, I use murena https://murena.com/ on my Fairphone.
It is set by default to sync my data to their Nextcloud server
(And you can change settings in your phone to sync to any nextcloud server you wish)

[Can80]

Thank you for having provided me the Wiki page!
I have followed it step by step and made it into installing the Nextcloud server and create an account that it somehow doesn't let me log into.
But it's fine. I'll start all over again once I have made a brand new fresh install of Mageia 9 on my computer (was meant to do it but I always postponed it), and I'll make sure not to repeat the same stupid mistakes I did the first time. It's been a great learning experience.

I must admit that I was not even aware of the existence of Murena, nor of the Fairphone. And now I'm very interested, because they made the Murena Fairphone 5 available for purchase in Canada. I honestly thought that the PinePhone was the only option for being non-Apple & non-Android (shows what I know). My actual phone is a LG G6 that I plan to keep using until it dies on me. I've once looked into options to de-google it but I've always been afraid to taking the risk of messing it up.

[morgano]

I admire Fairphone. Had my Fairphone 2 several years. Early it had an production issue but got the whole phone replaced free of charge. Later upgraded the camera with modules, and also replaced bottom module (USB connector) when broken. No vendor have supported a phone for so long, from Android 5 to 10. They also have/had the "open" variant of the OS: https://forum.fairphone.com/t/fp2-andro ... el-0/94133. Eventually sold my FP2 to my neighbour (with murena installed) as i needed a bit more power, so got a FP3 and later upgraded camera.

So this small vendor outclass all big companies in modularity, repairability (battery, connectors) even hardware upgrade (cameras), very long OS support, *and* are helpful to users switching OS. https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/ ... 9154556817


There are more alternatives...

As backup phone I bought a used Sony Xperia XA2, and on it put Sailfish from https://jolla.com/

A few years ago i used https://lineageos.org/

https://itsfoss.com/open-source-alternatives-android/

[Can80]

Wow! truly impressive. I'm glad to learn that alternatives do exist and are in active development.
I'm not yet at the point of needing to change my actual spy-phone, but when I do I will definitely consider Fairphone very seriously!

I do have an Asus ZenPad C70 that I hardly use and wouldn't mind experimenting with to get rid of Android and replace it with another OS, if it's doable. Everything seem solely focused on phones.
But LineageOS looks like it could be a good potential option.

Thank you for all this information!

[morgano]

I forgot to mention that Fairphone's main target is caring for workers in mines and factories, and there they really excel.
The modularity, longevity, and OS compatiblity is the icing on the cake.

[morgano]

I also forgot to mention Murena was started by the same entrepreneur who started Mandrake, Gael Duval
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoCMlwMAeds

[Can80]

I have to give it to you, you are a very good promoter. Now I want a Fairphone!

[xboxboy]

Sorry I've taken ages to read and reply. If you use the Nextcloud server package in the Mageia repos (or any packaged distro) please, please, please back up your install often! That's the install directory (not sure where Mageia installs nextcloud), the data directory, the DataBase, and especially the config.php file.
Why? Because sometimes if the operating system gets updated and the web-app (nextcloud) doesn't or vice-versa it may break. I lost a Drupal/Joomla (can't remember now) website on an OS update years ago, my fault, I didn't back it up.
These days I run a manually installed Nextcloud server, and have done so for many, many years: The built in updater works pretty well these days, so updating is usually a non-event.
That said, I've got a PHP issue, so I'm about to start another thread
If you're not familiar with web apps, using the packaged version is fine and a great way to start, but please back it up. It's a PITA, but worth it. (I had a HDD wipe out a few years ago, it took a while to rebuild my nextcloud install, I also changed from Fedora on raspberry Pi, to a x86 server, but was able to recover nearly everything due to having a feasible backup that was only a month or so old.... Ok for private use like I do, but daily backups would be better.... )