Hi everyone.
This is really cool. Check it out all you linux-boxers!!
Go GNU, GO!!...., KDE has created Shashlik, an emulator that permits the installation of Android apps on Linux systems.
While Android is still Linux because they share the Linux kernel, Google’s OS has its own libraries and services while Linux uses the libraries and services brought by GNU.
So when using Shashlik, it, the OS that is uses as much of the standard system as possible. And Shashlik is built to integrate into your existing system. Whether that system is a plasma phone, your linux-box on your laptop, desktop, or tablet.
That's correct, because running an application built for Android on a more standard GNU/Linux OS like openSUSE, a Debian derivative, or even a Red Hat/Fedora/Cento OS machine isn't really such a forward proposition because it tends to involve either some kind of proprietary, closed source solution, or a virtual machine, of which inside of that you run Android.So, because they share only the Kernel, Android apps do not run natively on Linux, but Shashlik provides a collection of Android systems and frameworks to ensure this compatibility.
More on the Sailfish OS in this next little blurb:
The link is here:The main problem is that such emulators do not provide 100% features of the applications and for example lack notifications. Sailfish OS, for example, is capable of running Android apps, but the experience does not compare to the one provided by the native apps
And that's where Shashlik comes in.
Enjoy your day.
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