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Run Linux containers on Android, no root required

by politelemon on 4/3/2026, 10:23:55 PM

https://github.com/ExTV/Podroid

Comments

by: Antitoxic6185

tmux with proot distros exist though

4/4/2026, 2:52:34 AM


by: nullbyte808

Is it possible to get the reverse of this working? (Waydroid with play services on Linux phones, such as postmarketOS)

4/4/2026, 1:41:36 AM


by: figmert

This can probably be upstreamed into podman. Podman already has supports using a VM using podman machine (uses different tech under the hood depending on the OS). This seems like it can be yet another backend for it.

4/4/2026, 12:39:49 AM


by: nixosbestos

I just want a folding portable monitor now. We're getting so close...

4/4/2026, 2:06:59 AM


by: ilsubyeega

curious is this just software qemu(not sure what word exactly was) instead of virtualization acceleration, probably more overheads?

4/3/2026, 11:36:05 PM


by: TheRoque

With this I could in theory do all my work from my Android phone.

4/4/2026, 12:32:23 AM


by: ggm

And local FS access is mediated how?

4/4/2026, 1:22:20 AM