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Halium is an Open Source Project Working Towards a Common Base for Non-Android Mobile Operating Systems
Project Halium is an open source project that aims to build a common working base for all non-Android, GNU/Linux based operating systems.
If you are an Android enthusiast who has also explored beyond the world of purely Android-based custom ROMs, you have probably heard of projects such as Ubuntu Touch, Sailfish OS, and the like.
Anbox allows you to run Android apps on any GNU/Linux OS
Anbox allows you to run Android applications on any GNU/Linux operating system without dual booting, virtual machines, or remote desktops.
Thanks to the widespread proliferation of Google's Android, developers have flocked to the platform, creating millions of applications for it. Although Android is based on the Linux kernel much like desktop GNU/Linux operating systems, the desktop OSes have not attracted similar amounts of development efforts. That's not to say that GNU/Linux operating systems are failures (I run Ubuntu 16.04 on my own machine), but sometimes there are apps available for one platform that you wish you could quickly access on another. By quickly I mean without setting up a virtual machine, dual boot setup via the Android-x86 project, or using one of those remote desktop solutions. Thankfully, Anbox is here to solve that.
Guide: Installing and Running a GNU/Linux Environment on Any Android Device
We've written a detailed guide on how to set up a GNU/Linux environment on any Android device. Useful for developers and users alike!
As many of you may well be aware, the Android operating system is powered by the Linux kernel underneath. Despite the fact that both Android and GNU/Linux are powered by the same kernel, the two operating systems are vastly different and run completely different types of programs.