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by: Andrei Z. - Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:33 UTC

Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:
> Abox doesn't work and I can't get Waydroid to install.
> Are there any WORKING emulators in the repo that will let me run APK files?

6 Best Android Emulators to Run & Test Android Apps on Linux

https://itsfoss.com/android-emulators-linux/

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by: Chris Elvidge - Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:43 UTC

On 26/04/2023 15:12, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:
> Abox doesn't work and I can't get Waydroid to install.
> Are there any WORKING emulators in the repo that will let me run APK files?

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by: Ralph Fox - Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:44 UTC

On Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:12:39 -0300, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:

> Abox doesn't work and I can't get Waydroid to install.
> Are there any WORKING emulators in the repo that will let me run APK files?

1. Install virtual machine software such as VirtualBox or VMware
2. Download a copy of Android-x86 and install it in a virtual machine.

<https://www.android-x86.org/documentation/virtualbox.html>

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Ralph

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by: Andrei Z. - Tue, 2 May 2023 05:19 UTC

Chris Elvidge wrote:
> On 26/04/2023 15:12, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:
>> Abox doesn't work and I can't get Waydroid to install.
>> Are there any WORKING emulators in the repo that will let me run APK
>> files?
>
> See also here:
> http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Arch-based-blendOS-has-a-Cool-Trick-up-its-Sleeve
>
blendOS v2 "Avial" is now available
https://blendos.co/blend-os-v2/

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About me
https://about.ruds.io/

"Hi, I’m Rudra Saraswat, a 13 y.o. tech nerd who loves to develop for
Linux, maintains a homelab and uses Ubuntu and Arch ..."

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by: Dr. Noah Bodie - Sun, 7 May 2023 19:11 UTC

On 04/26/2023 11:43 AM, Chris Elvidge wrote:
> On 26/04/2023 15:12, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:
>> Abox doesn't work and I can't get Waydroid to install.
>> Are there any WORKING emulators in the repo that will let me run APK
>> files?

Blend OS: Average rating 3.0 from 6 review(s)
https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=ratings&distro=blendos

From the review page...

* "Still can't manage to run android apps or the app stores (aurora,
f-droid)."

* "The system is full of bugs."

* "The system is very unstable."

Subject	Author
Can Android (APK) Files Run On Linux?	Dr. Noah Bodie
Re: Can Android (APK) Files Run On Linux?	Andrei Z.
Re: Can Android (APK) Files Run On Linux?	Chris Elvidge
Re: Can Android (APK) Files Run On Linux?	Andrei Z.
Re: Can Android (APK) Files Run On Linux?	Dr. Noah Bodie
Re: Can Android (APK) Files Run On Linux?	Ralph Fox