Difference between revisions of "Anbox"
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| − | '''Anbox''' is a free and open-source [[Compatibility layers|compatibility layer]] that aims to allow mobile applications and | + | '''Anbox''' is a free and open-source [[Compatibility layers|compatibility layer]] that aims to allow mobile applications and games developed for Android to run on GNU/Linux distributions. |
| − | It executes the Android runtime environment by using LXC (Linux Containers), recreating the directory structure of Android as a mountable loop image | + | It executes the Android runtime environment by using LXC (Linux Containers), recreating the directory structure of Android as a mountable loop image while using the native Linux kernel to execute applications. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:Compatibility layers]] | [[Category:Compatibility layers]] | ||
[[Category:Linux emulation software]] | [[Category:Linux emulation software]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Inactive emulation software]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:42, 6 April 2024
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| Developer(s) | Marius Gripsgard, Ricardo Mendoza, Simon Fels, Thomas Voß |
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| Latest version | |
| Active | No |
| Platform(s) | Linux |
| Architecture(s) | x86-64, ARM |
| Emulates | Android emulators |
| Website | anbox.io |
| Programmed in | C++ |
| License | GNU GPL 3.0 |
| Source code | GitHub |
Anbox is a free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow mobile applications and games developed for Android to run on GNU/Linux distributions.
It executes the Android runtime environment by using LXC (Linux Containers), recreating the directory structure of Android as a mountable loop image while using the native Linux kernel to execute applications.
See also[edit]
- Wine - A Windows compatibility layer for Unix-like systems.
