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CyanogenMod 13.0 Release 1 Released (androidpolice.com)
An anonymous reader writes: CyanogenMod 13.0 Release 1 is now available as the Android community's first release based off Google's 6.0 Marshmallow. [...]
Not long after Google released the code for Android Marshmallow, CyanogenMod started rolling out nightly builds. Now, CyanogenMod has officially released its first Snapshot release for those looking for more stable development. Many of the improvements detail changes to the privacy settings. For example, CyanogenMod 13.0 has removed encrypted Whisperpush text messaging, and Privacy Guard has been altered to comply with Marshmallow's new permission model. Some other changes include a new AOSP SMS/MMS application, memory screen that shows memory usage over a selected period of time, new controls for the status bar icons, and an enhanced Snap camera app based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon camera. A Cyanogen Apps pack is not yet available, but should be coming in a week or so.
Not long after Google released the code for Android Marshmallow, CyanogenMod started rolling out nightly builds. Now, CyanogenMod has officially released its first Snapshot release for those looking for more stable development. Many of the improvements detail changes to the privacy settings. For example, CyanogenMod 13.0 has removed encrypted Whisperpush text messaging, and Privacy Guard has been altered to comply with Marshmallow's new permission model. Some other changes include a new AOSP SMS/MMS application, memory screen that shows memory usage over a selected period of time, new controls for the status bar icons, and an enhanced Snap camera app based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon camera. A Cyanogen Apps pack is not yet available, but should be coming in a week or so.
Can I run CyanogenMod as the main OS on my PC? I currently use Debian GNU/Linux but I'm getting very disappointed with it all. Systemd has caused me nothing but trouble, GNOME 3 is awful, Wayland is going nowhere fast, and desktop Firefox keeps getting worse and worse.
But I'm really happy with my Android phone. It gives me the kind of experience I want: graphical, simple, and efficient. I would absolutely LOVE it if I could ditch Debian from my PC, and run Android or ideally CyanogenMod instead. I like how it would not force systemd on me, it would have its own sweet UI that's fast and responsive, it would have Firefox for Android (which I think is sweet) and it would probably run really fast since it normally targets phones that are way less powerful than my PC is.
Please tell me that this is possible and tell me how I can run CyanogenMod as the main OS on my PC!