Thread: Tired of Maemo. Want to use another OS.
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mrrhq
2012-07-29 , 07:44
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Originally Posted by debernardis View Post
No suggestion for your main question, but on a side note, please be aware you can indeed run gnu-linux (in a chroot) on the Galaxy Note: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1585009
It works well.

EDIT: of course you know you can do the same on your n900 thanks to Qole. Or you didn't? You can have your beloved Debian in all its glory, and it's deadly easy to install. Try it
Well it is a chroot. And I can already do that with Easy Debian on Maemo, and there's also Linux Installer for Android along with your post. The problem with a chroot is that it still adds overhead, unliek running it natively, so it's still slowed down. It's almost like running a VM, except it's more exposed to the userspace area, if that makes sense...

Anyway, the problem I was gawking at, was that there is still no good way to run GNU/Linux code natively and safely on an Android device with everything working. Let's forget the chroot and VNC methods.

P.S: Wow, last time I looked at the XDA Develoeprs website, it didn't look as shitty before.
Last edited by mrrhq; 2012-07-29 at 07:49.
 

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