Smartphones are basically pocket-sized computers running mobile-friendly operating systems. And folks who want to run a free and open source GNU/Linux distribution on their phones get the advantages ...

Also in today’s open source roundup: Yes, you can install Snap packages in Fedora, and System76 isn’t giving up on Ubuntu Android rules the roost when it comes to mobile operating systems, it has the ...

A Canonical engineer's new open-source project, Anbox, lets you run Android apps natively on Ubuntu and other Linux-powered desktops. It differs from several existing projects that allow Android apps ...

Once upon a time, Android apps ran on phones, and GNU/Linux apps ran on PCs. Things are a lot blurrier these days, thanks things like Chromebooks, which can run Android, Chrome OS, and Linux apps on a ...

A software development company out of the UK called Collabora has unveiled something that Linux users will be excited about. The software is called SPURV, and it is described as an "experimental ...

What just happened? For all the native apps and tools available on platforms like Chrome OS, sometimes you just need a good old Linux program to get things done, especially if you are a developer.

Google has announced Chrome OS will soon have Linux app support. Pixelbook will be the first to support the feature, with a preview version rolling out for the device today. Google will run Linux apps ...

Android apps being run natively on a laptop or desktop has historically been strictly in the purview of Chrome OS, but a project called Anbox is looking to change all that by piggybacking off of the ...

Linux apps can now run in a Chromebook’s Chrome OS environment. However, the process can be tricky, and it depends on your hardware’s design and Google’s whims. Running Android apps on your Chromebook ...