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Community about running GNU/Linux on phones. Projects like Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Mobile, PostmarketOS, Mobian etc. Either on former Android phones or hardware like the PinePhone.

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Lindroid Lets You Run Linux as an App on Android (news.itsfoss.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] davidgro 8 points 3 months ago

There have been apps that set up a chroot with a desktop Linux distro for around a decade, maybe longer. Some of them don't even need root. But this one definitely sounds more integrated and is interesting for that reason

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Gross! You got Android in my Linux!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Comparison with existing alternatives, e.g Termux, please.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

needs root
no easy way to install

but... supports not just CLI apps, or a terminal, like Termux, but also KWin with Wayland, so GUI, not just TUI.

[–] Reddfugee42 5 points 3 months ago

needs root

no easy way to install

Ah, brilliant, I'm sure it will take over immediately

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Do you have time to talk about our lord and saviour, Termux-X11 ?
https://github.com/termux/termux-x11

[–] Glowstick 1 points 3 months ago

Woah cool!