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Lindroid is an Android app that lets you run Linux in a container, with support for hardware-acceleration (liliputing.com)
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[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 56 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

You need a phone, tablet, or other device that’s been rooted.

Damit

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Rule of thumb for android users, all of the interesting shit is shit you can't do unless you're rooted.

[–] GlenTheFrog@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I remember when it used to be all the REALLY interesting stuff was root only, yet a lot of normal interesting stuff was non-root. Now even with root, modern Android can be a pain and the interesting stuff just pales in comparison with true Linux

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 months ago

yeah, linux has me spoiled, just being able to do whatever i want as i please is truly a modern art.

Android made me realize how incredible linux was by being so utterly painful.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 17 points 5 months ago

Me in this thread: revolvingdoor.gif

[–] drwankingstein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

look into proot+termux-x11 if you don't have a rooted device, it's still very good.

[–] joe_cool@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's just quite a bit slower. Everything else other than messing with /sys and android processes works the same.

HDMI, mouse and keyboard and you have an office pc.

[–] drwankingstein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 months ago

Yup, I used it all the time with samsung dex, works great

[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I looked on the play store and fdroid, haven't found anything. I'd love to have a Linux chroot with CLI linux software, don't want to root my phone. Halp.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For the lazy, in termux:

$ pkg install proot
$ pkg install proot-distro
$ proot-distro install debian
$ proot-distro login debian

Profit??

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Commenting here for a good time.