I don't agree - you may not care about spying much, but you can still want a handy fully hackable GNU/Linux computing device in your pocket as your mobile phone, that belongs to you and not the vendor; in which case, the Librem 5 may be the perfect choice for you as well :)
> Backups (...) "Unable to find supported SSH command"
Hah, sounds like a missing package dependency! Most likely missed because, well, who doesn't install ssh on their phone right away anyway? ;)
> I installed telegram-desktop with apt and it automatically shows up in the app launcher, which is a good sign, although it doesn't work.
Seems like `qtwayland5` package needs to be installed, otherwise Qt apps go through XWayland. I know that people are using telegram-desktop successfully.
> but by this time it was a bit darker, and this was the best I managed to do:
You may be interested in this blog post about how to take the most from Librem 5 camera: https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-photo-processing-tutorial/
> It's more annoying than struggling with the autofocus on the OnePlus One.
There's an update coming that changes the focus scale in a way that makes it much easier to work with. Still not exactly pleasant, but it's definitely better :)
> I can't find an option to turn off notification sounds short of turning the volume down to 0.
It's in the quick settings accessible from the top bar - a bell icon allows you to toggle notifications between audible, vibration-only or completely silent.
> The browser has no "stop" button.
It's in the hamburger menu.
> the "please take me to the launcher" arrow being mere pixels away from the "please input a space" button
That's being taken care of, as the current implementation was always meant to be temporary - both top and bottom bars are supposed to be operated by swiping: https://social.librem.one/@agx/107220158614198549
Overall, glad to hear that you're happy with the phone :) Thanks for sharing!