I’d like to use my Google Pixel 8 as a light desktop pc, via a USB-C Dock.
Connecting the phone to the dock works fine, but most apps are not made for a large screen.
So my idea was: Can we maybe use some lightweight linux distro until google releases the “desktop”-mode?
Samsung had this a few years ago, but discontinued the app.
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AnLinux (Run Linux On Android Without Root Access) https://f-droid.org/packages/exa.lnx.a/
This application will allow you to run Linux on Android, by using https://f-droid.org/packages/com.termux and PRoot technology, you can even run SSH and Xfce4 Desktop Environment!!!
- Xfce4, Mate, LXQt, LXDE Desktop Environment Supported
- Install multiple distros without conflict
- Provide uninstallation script to fully uninstall distro
Thank you, this looks like an interesting project. But this approach is permanent (flashing new OS) and therefore limited to a few supported devices.
Doesn’t look good from the device compatibility aspect:
Termux also supports Android 12 but running the app on this version of Android would kill phantom processes and crash the app, meaning spawning several processes would randomly close the application unintentionally. if you plan to upgrade your device to Android 12, upgrade at your own risk! Related issue: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2366
I use Android 12 and I’ve experenced no issues.
Me neither but I just use the terminal instead of launching a DE
This is old but there are a number of ways to do this
https://github.com/meefik/linuxdeploy
https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-run-linux-on-android-devices-using-andronix-app/
The first three apps are not available anymore. The fourth link leads to an active project (Andronix) and looks interesting, thanks!
Yes, this has been a thing for a while, just lots of old or out of date projects.