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Is there any way to emulate aegis authenticator (fdroid) on an ubuntu based computer? (linux.community)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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ubuntu 23.10

I can access my employer’s local network if I authenticate with a 2fa. They suggest proprietary software, but aegis authenticator (found in fdroid) works fine.

The thing is, the phone’s screen is too small and it’s very cumbersome to navigate the screen and to click. It’s so bad I don’t want to use it, because fonts are so small you cannot read anything. It’s like they didn’t even try to optimize the local network for devices.

However, if I could emulate this app on an ubuntu based computer, I’d use it. Can it be done?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

my method for running Android apps on my distro is to run an Android 9.0-r2 VM on QEMU/KVM via virt-manager

maybe this might work for you?

here's a guide I found for setting up Virt-manager on Ubuntu

and here's a vid for setting up Android x86 on Virt-manager

not sure if this is the exact same vid I used but it should suffice

hope this works/fits your use case!

[–] Excigma 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Just use Waydroid instead: https://waydro.id, much lower overhead, however you need to mess with ARM emulation. For installing Google Apps and Device not Play certified: https://github.com/casualsnek/waydroid_script

More info: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Waydroid

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

That's pretty neat! I didn't know about Waydroid till now

however you need to mess with ARM emulation.

not sure about Arch as I'm on NixOS now and the implementation seems to be straightforward but I'll keep an eye on your note if I do encounter issues

thanks!🤗