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It'd be cool if they managed to get OsmAnd~ on linux
FYI there's a semi-dead fork of OsmAnd called OffRoad which runs on desktop OS's, including Linux. But it's a bit borked and doesn't support most of the cool features.
Oh cool, I might think about contributing if it's written in something I know
I use CoMaps on Linux (as well as mobile) and it works quite well. It uses data from OpenStreetMaps.
CoMaps is the only lightweight and simple app that i can get my wife to use on GOS. Pretty good. Organic Maps disappointing. Osmand too many features for someone that just needs to get from a to b. Didnt know that ut could run on linux.