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Could you be more specific? I‘d like to know how Linux handles the implementation of eSIM in general - independent from the hardware vendor or the age of the model. When there‘s an eSIM, I‘d like to use it. 😌
eSIM is just a card. That card plugs into a modem. That modem hardware is what needs to be supported by the kernel. Find out what the modem is, then search that to find out if it's well supported.
An eSIM is a code number that is used to identify a phone account, and replaces a SIM card. On my phone I installed an eSIM by scanning a QR code. OP wants to know what's the equivalent in a Linux distro, if there is one. It's a good question, but I don't know the answer myself
This! 😌
Yes, and I'm telling them how. The MODEM is the device that will be the piece of hardware that works or doesn't. eSIM doesn't matter.
I think OP was asking how do they interact with their desktop environment to get the eSIM information to the modem
Got this - I am just interested if the system then supports enabling/disabling mobile via taskbar (KDE here)-symbol etc . pp. , therefore asking for experience with this matter.
In Gnome it will appear as a network device in the quick menu. Just like Ethernet or WiFi. On KDE, YMMV because it already has issues with network devices that come and go.
how do you "register" your esim?
Okay, then I'll go ahead here and check it out - that's the answer I needed. Thank you!