Personally I haven’t. While Linux is imperfect, choosing the right distro makes the rest of the experience straightforward. And with it’s whole complexity, I find Linux more user friendly than Windows. Even driver issues, broken shadow file ownership and KDE specifics only made me more confident about my choice to use Linux after I solved everything.
Available only on select Pixel phones, and the virtualization API that makes it possible is available only to preinstalled system apps.
So no, you cannot install Ubuntu image onto your Samsung phone, you specifically need to buy the newest Pixel.
You can use termux and some other thing to run Ubuntu on a Samsung, it’s just not built in Iirc Samsung has some Linux thing with dex
Yeah I can, but soon I won’t, because Google will block all apps not installed from Play Store, and Termux cannot be compiled for new Android versions because of Android ‘security’
It can absolutely be compiled, and you can install it but you either have to use adb or wait 24 hours
Isn’t the 24 hour wait a one-time thing anyway? Or did they change that?
I thought it was per apk, but I could be wrong
This was posted to the Android Developers Blog back in March. It sounds like the Advanced Flow still exists. https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html
Once you go through all the steps, including a 24 hour wait, it says you’ll have the option to install unverified APKs indefinitely. It’s a bit of a process, but it honestly doesn’t sound too bad.
I mean, yes it can, but installing any packages won’t work. Every binary that you wish to run on Android 10 or higher must be included inside the app, so
aptnaturally fails, and compiling your code inside Termux will also fail.I’m running Android 17 on my Pixel 8, and Termux runs just fine; apt packages included.
Aside from having to go through the Advanced Flow to run unverified APKs, I’ll honestly be surprised if this changes when the app verification restrictions roll out, since going through the Advanced Flow gives you the option of installing unverified APKs indefinitely.
Now, if Google raises the minimum SDK version apps can use so that Termux can’t run, that will be an issue…
Even with Google’s new restrictions they can’t stop you from installing an app with adb, much less stop you from compiling stuff. The restrictions are on the phone, not the sdk.
For what purpose? -To take pictures and farm karma on Reddit? or to run Htop and Fetch and stare at it for hours?
Linux has desktop applications, yo.
The one time I needed to cut a voice recording on my phone, I had to install Audacity inside Termux, after trying three top-rated ‘audio editors’ on Play Store, which had ads and AI but no editing beyond boosting volume.
Great, it’s like a kid’s toy for the less technical minded people, but also a waste of the potential of a computer.