Several Linux distributions have been explored for installation on the BlackBerry Q20, including:

On the small, sharp 3.5-inch screen, a letter appeared: a .

Short answer: Long answer: The BlackBerry Q20’s secure boot chain is verified at the hardware level. Unlike the Palm Pre or HP TouchPad (which saw Linux ports), BlackBerry had militarized security. No developer has publicly broken the bootloader or found a way to run unsigned kernels.

Now that you've installed the bootloader and kernel, you can install Linux on your Q20. Here are the steps to follow:

Instead of using the whole phone, builders often harvest the —famed for its tactile feel—to build entirely new Linux machines.