I wasn't sure where to put this. Technically it isn't Linux. But I'm running in on Linux.
waydroid is a Android environment. Think of it as wine for Android. It runs in a container, but it isn't docker or virtualBox.
It uses system resources. It uses your graphics card, your network connection, to run android applications. The cool thing about this, is
of course you can run virtually any android application on your Linux computer. It uses lxc libraries to connect to your resources.
docs.waydro.id
The documentation says most Linux distro's support it. On my distro I installed it using
It may be slightly different for other distros. Once it is installed, and your bring it up, you will initially see this.
If it doesn't already have the URLs (OTA) you can just the ones I used here. Then click on the [Download] button. It will take a few minutes. Instead of the Vanilla version, you may want the GAPPS version (google appls)
to initialize the first time you use it. It will download two groups of iles. They are about 1GB all together.
You will then see the desktop. Notice it doesn't really have many applications to start with. All you really get is a contact manager and a web browser. But the web browser works great.
To install applications, you will need the apk fles. Actually the only one you really need is the google playstore apk. To install these there is a command line utility.
docs.waydro.id
You can install them this way if you don't want your google playstore account info on your Linux system.
If you want to stay all FOSS, there is another way.
f-droid.org
Now you can play android games on your Linux system.
waydroid is a Android environment. Think of it as wine for Android. It runs in a container, but it isn't docker or virtualBox.
It uses system resources. It uses your graphics card, your network connection, to run android applications. The cool thing about this, is
of course you can run virtually any android application on your Linux computer. It uses lxc libraries to connect to your resources.
Install Instructions | Waydroid
The documentation says most Linux distro's support it. On my distro I installed it using
Code:
dnf install -y waydroidIt may be slightly different for other distros. Once it is installed, and your bring it up, you will initially see this.
If it doesn't already have the URLs (OTA) you can just the ones I used here. Then click on the [Download] button. It will take a few minutes. Instead of the Vanilla version, you may want the GAPPS version (google appls)
to initialize the first time you use it. It will download two groups of iles. They are about 1GB all together.
You will then see the desktop. Notice it doesn't really have many applications to start with. All you really get is a contact manager and a web browser. But the web browser works great.
To install applications, you will need the apk fles. Actually the only one you really need is the google playstore apk. To install these there is a command line utility.
Install and Run Android Applications | Waydroid
Code:
waydroid app install xyz.apkYou can install them this way if you don't want your google playstore account info on your Linux system.
If you want to stay all FOSS, there is another way.
F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.
f-droid.org
Now you can play android games on your Linux system.
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