A bit about me:
Hey guys, I have a huge interest in hardware and software. I know about hardware and how it works at an intermediate level, but my software understanding is very basic. I'm going to teach myself how to develop apps on Android, and other OS's once I actually know what I'm doing. (Nexus 5, and Oneplus One owner)
Actual question:
I'm assuming that a Linux based operating system is the best way to go about doing this, correct me if I'm wrong. I currently run Windows 8.1, what Linux based OS do you guys think I should dual boot alongside it? Does it matter? A lot of people recommend Debian, but from what I read, Google actually does their 4.4 KitKat development on Ubuntu LTS 10, I believe.
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What's the difference in Android OS development and Android App development? I want to learn the OS so I don't screw up either of my devices, again. Not so interested in developing apps, yet.
Not really sure what exactly you are asking. Android OS is linux based and I do believe most apps are Java based.
hello, I was wondering, since Android is based on linux, if we can install a full version of Firefox (Linux version) on the tab. Does anyone know if this is possible?
I've never seen anyone run any linux apps in Android. That would surely be something we'd see if it were possible. I don't know the technical reasons why it isn't, but I'm pretty sure you can't.
You can't install desktop Firefox because much of the required software is missnig, all the UI stuff of regular Linux distro's aren't in Android, stuff like the X windows system, KDE or Gnome, and probably a bunch of other libraries.
The Linux portion of Android handles really low level stuff like file permissions, talking with the hardware, memory management but really nothing to do with the user experience.
you could just run ubuntu through chroot. it works okay.
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Facegarden said:
I've never seen anyone run any linux apps in Android. That would surely be something we'd see if it were possible. I don't know the technical reasons why it isn't, but I'm pretty sure you can't.
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Commandline stuff with few library dependencies can be ported fairly easily - busybox, bash, etc.
Graphical stuff - not nearly as easy as that depends on graphics toolkits not present in Android.
People forget that Linux is just the kernel. As you increase the number of abstraction layers used by software, Linux as implemented by Android and Linux as implemented by most desktop distros diverge more and more.
Hello guys, before the question, i am sorry if i am little english. i look some website that running Ubuntu on Android Device.
I am sorry i am new user in this site, so i can't using outside links in this posting, but you will find if you search on google about this.
i have some question about this case:
1. i am using Samsung Galaxy S Wifi 4.0 a.k.a Samsung YP-G1CW/XSE what ubuntu can running on my device?
2. How with OS Windows? what windows can running on my Device? Windows XP may be, or Windows 7..
Please Help me, i need to running other OS on my Android Device.. Thank's Before for your answer
There are two ways to run another OS on your device: chroot and qemu. You can run Ubuntu (or any Linux distribution that supports ARM processors) with little effort using the chroot method. Look up "Ubuntu installer free" in the store and it will walk you through. It may not work on the stock kernel, so make sure you have the kernel from these forums that fits your device.
The only way to run an OS like Windows is by virtualization through qemu, because it doesn't natively support the chip in your Galaxy S Wifi. This method requires a version of qemu compiled for ARM and additional libraries, which I have not gotten to work successfully on this device. (Anyone else?)
So I'd suggest just trying to get Ubuntu running. It won't be very fast or easy to use on a device that small, but it will work.
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Mevordel said:
There are two ways to run another OS on your device: chroot and qemu. You can run Ubuntu (or any Linux distribution that supports ARM processors) with little effort using the chroot method. Look up "Ubuntu installer free" in the store and it will walk you through. It may not work on the stock kernel, so make sure you have the kernel from these forums that fits your device.
The only way to run an OS like Windows is by virtualization through qemu, because it doesn't natively support the chip in your Galaxy S Wifi. This method requires a version of qemu compiled for ARM and additional libraries, which I have not gotten to work successfully on this device. (Anyone else?)
So I'd suggest just trying to get Ubuntu running. It won't be very fast or easy to use on a device that small, but it will work.
Sent from my YP-G70
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Thanks Very much for your solution, i will try search, qemu method or chroot methode.. hope i will can do it, because i am new for it. i am not a developer, or programmer. i just want to know more about gad-get
so thanks a lot.
So i been developing actual apps for about 6 months, and want to get into customizing rooms, so i see that alot of you guys use cygwin, a virtual machine or linux and wanted to know if its really worth it running linux natively instead of a vm or cygwin...
if yes, then whats the general opinion on linux vs osx?
I have definitely used all three with good success. If you are RAM limited on your machine, skip the virtual machine option since you need enough RAM to run your base OS and the VM separately. One advantage to running linux natively is that you are forced to think in the linux world, which for an Android behind the curtain point of view is closer to the mentality you need. You might learn some good stuff familiarizing yourself with linux that later applies to your Android exploits!
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So i been developing actual apps for about 6 months, and want to get into customizing rooms, so i see that alot of you guys use cygwin, a virtual machine or linux and wanted to know if its really worth it running linux natively instead of a vm or cygwin...
if yes, then whats the general opinion on linux vs osx?
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I'm using win7 with andLinux installed. Unfortunately andLinux is based on Ubuntu 9.04 so I can't use most toolchains built on newer distro because they need newer versions of glibc.
So I'm forced to use CodeSourcery's toolchain which uses it's own glibc.
I know it's a strange question but I would like to know if anyone has successfully gotten a Linux Distro to boot on the Honor 5x. Not Kali NetHunter, but an actual distro like those below:
Ubuntu Touch https://ubports.com/
Plasma Mobile http://plasma-phone.org/
postmarketOS https://postmarketos.org/
I'm just interested in it booting and basic "tablet-like" functionality being available on the phone. I'm asking because I just reclaimed the phone from my son who was using it as a "small tablet," I'm intrigued by a "phone" version of Linux, and I don't have the time to try and build it from scratch myself. I'm not asking anyone to do it for me, I'm just asking if someone has already done this at least semi-successfully. Thanks in advance for any replies.