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I wonder how hard it would be to get this working on, say, Fedora... At the very least, one would need to replace what sounds like a surfaceflinger <-> wayland

by lima 9y ago

I wonder how hard it would be to get this working on, say, Fedora... At the very least, one would need to replace what sounds like a surfaceflinger <-> wayland proxy.

ibrahima 9y ago
Yeah, it would be pretty interesting to be able to use this as an Android development environment. It should be significantly faster than current approaches with emulation.
- jacksmith21006 9y ago
  Supports AS. The thinking is this is why Google did it. You can now run GNU/Linux applications
jacksmith21006 9y ago
Very easy with ChromeOS 67. Just boot, launch a chrome window and type Ctrl alt t. Then type vmc start dev. Then you can use whatever distribution you want as you have full GNU/Linux. Only works on Pixelbooks but Google will extend and will share more at Google IO. You can even package up gnu/Linux applications. One click and they run in a container but on a second Linux kernel. So Android shares the ChromeOS kernel where gnu/Linux will run in a container on top of a VM using the KVM. It is interesting that Google did not feel just using containers for GNU/Linux was secure enough.
- kuschku 9y ago
  And that helps me get an Android container running on an actual desktop OS how? That was the question, after all.
  - jacksmith21006 9y ago
    Yes it does. Well if you consider gnu/Linux a desktop OS.
    - kuschku 9y ago
      The question was how to get it working on a non-ChromeOS device and system, and you provided instructions for ChromeOS. I don't believe they'll work, but hey, I can try it. On my self-built desktop, running Ubuntu 17.10, the following result happens: zsh: command not found: google-chrome-stable zsh: command not found: vmc So, again, how do I get any of this running on an actual desktop OS, on a usual computer? You just claimed I can, please provide instructions, or please stop trolling.
      - shkkmo 9y ago
        I think you missed the "Very easy with ChromeOS 67." this doesn't work in any Chrome browser on any OS
        jacksmith21006 9y ago
        Yes requires not only chromeOS 67 but also a pixel book and more info available at Google IO this year.
        kuschku 9y ago
        The question was how to get it working WITHOUT ChromeOS 67, on a normal desktop OS, such as fedora or ubuntu.
        shkkmo 9y ago
        Well then the answer is that you can't. Edit: Why would you expect to be able to use a Chrome OS feature on other operating systems?
        kuschku 9y ago
        No one's expecting to be able to use it right away. But maybe a Chrome OS (which is a modified Gentoo, after all) feature can be ported to another Linux distro.
      - 9y ago
- krzyk 9y ago
  OK, but he was asking how to do it in Fedora, not ChromeOS.
- lima 9y ago
  > It is interesting that Google did not feel just using containers for GNU/Linux was secure enough. Not a surprise to anyone who has followed Linux kernel security for the past years...
pellaeon 9y ago
There's Anbox http://anbox.io/ http://anbox.io/

by lima 9y ago

I wonder how hard it would be to get this working on, say, Fedora... At the very least, one would need to replace what sounds like a surfaceflinger <-> wayland proxy.

ibrahima 9y ago

Yeah, it would be pretty interesting to be able to use this as an Android development environment. It should be significantly faster than current approaches with emulation.

jacksmith21006 9y ago
Supports AS. The thinking is this is why Google did it. You can now run GNU/Linux applications

jacksmith21006 9y ago

Very easy with ChromeOS 67. Just boot, launch a chrome window and type Ctrl alt t. Then type vmc start dev. Then you can use whatever distribution you want as you have full GNU/Linux. Only works on Pixelbooks but Google will extend and will share more at Google IO. You can even package up gnu/Linux applications. One click and they run in a container but on a second Linux kernel. So Android shares the ChromeOS kernel where gnu/Linux will run in a container on top of a VM using the KVM. It is interesting that Google did not feel just using containers for GNU/Linux was secure enough.

kuschku 9y ago
And that helps me get an Android container running on an actual desktop OS how? That was the question, after all.
- jacksmith21006 9y ago
  Yes it does. Well if you consider gnu/Linux a desktop OS.
  - kuschku 9y ago
    The question was how to get it working on a non-ChromeOS device and system, and you provided instructions for ChromeOS. I don't believe they'll work, but hey, I can try it. On my self-built desktop, running Ubuntu 17.10, the following result happens: zsh: command not found: google-chrome-stable zsh: command not found: vmc So, again, how do I get any of this running on an actual desktop OS, on a usual computer? You just claimed I can, please provide instructions, or please stop trolling.
    - shkkmo 9y ago
      I think you missed the "Very easy with ChromeOS 67." this doesn't work in any Chrome browser on any OS
      - jacksmith21006 9y ago
        Yes requires not only chromeOS 67 but also a pixel book and more info available at Google IO this year.
      - kuschku 9y ago
        The question was how to get it working WITHOUT ChromeOS 67, on a normal desktop OS, such as fedora or ubuntu.
        shkkmo 9y ago
        Well then the answer is that you can't. Edit: Why would you expect to be able to use a Chrome OS feature on other operating systems?
        kuschku 9y ago
        No one's expecting to be able to use it right away. But maybe a Chrome OS (which is a modified Gentoo, after all) feature can be ported to another Linux distro.
    - 9y ago
krzyk 9y ago
OK, but he was asking how to do it in Fedora, not ChromeOS.
lima 9y ago
> It is interesting that Google did not feel just using containers for GNU/Linux was secure enough. Not a surprise to anyone who has followed Linux kernel security for the past years...

pellaeon 9y ago

There's Anbox http://anbox.io/ http://anbox.io/