I have a Samsung a51 that I debloated, I want to use it as a Linux toy and get a distro running either installed or through an emulator like termux.
I want to run something like debian
Any recommendations for apps to use to get Linux running?
Illecors ( @Illecors@lemmy.cafe ) English23•9 months ago-
You’re already running linux. There is no such thing as linux emulator.
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If you want to run debian - install debian. It eill be one hell of a learning experience.
Papamousse ( @Frederic@beehaw.org ) 11•9 months agoYeah, Linux is just the kernel, and android a layer on top of it with a GUI, anyway you can easily have a terminal open on a cellphone or even from a PC do a “adb shell” command and you’re in it, top, mkdir, cd, etc. If you are root, install busybox and all.
I guess OP wants to install a full distro on his cellphone?
Debian supports my device?
Tjisb is I need a way to interact with it on the phoen alone
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nortio ( @nortio@feddit.it ) 13•9 months agoTry using just Termux. You can actually do a lot with it, even without installing a distro. If you want Debian though, one approach would be through proot-distro which installs a traditional distro in the Termux environment. It has some limitations, check the wiki page.
mariah ( @mariah@feddit.rocks ) 6•9 months agoTermux, proot-distro, and termux-x11 is the way. I got debian with xfce on my tablet
I’m gonna do that too, would gnome be OK on my hardware? About 4 GB ram
mariah ( @mariah@feddit.rocks ) 1•9 months agoI would recommend xfce or other lightweight de/wm. Dont expect to game. I just use it for searx and ssh
BCsven ( @BCsven@lemmy.ca ) 2•9 months agoAnlinux from app store
flashgnash ( @flashgnash@lemm.ee ) 1•9 months agoThink you can install a desktop environment on termux, there are guides online for that
Termux isn’t an emulator though, afaik it’s an actual distro that runs on your phone’s existing Linux kernel alongside android
bionicjoey ( @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ) 1•9 months agoIf by Linux you mean GNU (insert interjection here) then yeah, Termux is your best bet.