Linux Android
Turn old Android phones into GPU accelerated Linux desktops
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At a glance
- Primary use case
- Turn old Android phones into GPU accelerated Linux desktops
- Best for
- Emulator — Linux, Smart Home
- Stack
- Bash, Linux, Shell, Termux
- License
- MIT
- Maintenance
- 1 week ago
- Access
- Open source · Self-hosted
About this tool
Linux Android is a collection of scripts to turn old Android devices into GPU accelerated Linux desktops or smart home servers. It utilizes Termux and proot distro to provide full desktop environments like XFCE and KDE without root access.
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Features
- Provides full GPU acceleration using Turnip and Mesa drivers on mobile hardware.
- Supports multiple desktop environments including XFCE, KDE Plasma, and LXQt.
- Enables the transformation of mobile devices into dedicated Home Assistant servers.
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