Get even more from your Android device by running a desktop OS! Lots of options including Debian (no root), Ubuntu, and Kali Linux.
I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux.
Since Android is becoming increasingly more locked down and slopped, I'm jumping ship.
Comparison of Android-based Operating Systems
Comparison of Android-based Operating Systems
AluminiumOS - Android For PC
Aluminium OS is Google's ground-up Android desktop operating system — not a stretched phone interface, not a browser with apps bolted in. A real desktop OS, with Gemini AI at its core, launching across HP, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS and more in 2026.
Google is finally building its own DeX: First look at Android's Desktop Mode
Here's an early look at Android's Desktop Mode, Google's version of Samsung DeX! This brings a PC-like interface to Pixel and stock Android.
Build TV games | Android TV | Android Developers
How to bring your games to Android TV, including recommendations and examples.
Google teases an Android desktop mode, made with Samsung’s help
Google’s own version of DeX.
Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know
Goodbye ChromeOS, hello Aluminium OS: Here's everything we know about Google's plans to bring Android to PCs!
Osservatorio Nessuno
A deep dive into Cellebrite: Android support as of February 2025
InstallingDebianOn/Google/Pixel3a - Debian Wiki
How to install Debian/Linux on Smartphone Pixel 3a
Shmayro/dockerify-android
A Dockerized Android emulator supporting multiple CPU architectures (x86 and arm64) with native performance and seamless ADB & Scrcpy Web access.
Jolla Phone Pre-order
The independent European Do It Together (DIT) Linux phone, shaped by the people who use it. New batch available
THE RISE OF ANDROID: How a flailing startup became the world's biggest computing platform
Android is now one of the biggest computing platforms in the world. But it wasn't easy to get the industry to buy into Andy Rubin's radical vision.
termux-app/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/TermuxConstants.java at 30ebb2dee381d292ade0f2868cfde0f9f20b89fe · termux/termux-app
Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages. - termux/termux-app
Main Linux problems on the desktop, 2016 edition
In this regularly updated article, which is without doubt the most comprehensive list of Linux distributions' problems on the entire Internet, we only discuss their main problems and deficiencies (which may be the reason why some people say Linux distros are not ready for the desktop) while everyone should keep in mind that there are areas where Linux has excelled other OSes: excellent package management, multiple platforms and architectures support out of the box, usually excellent stability, no widely circulating viruses or malware, complete system reinstallation is almost never required, besides Linux is extremely customizable, easily scripted and it's free as in beer.