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Hey everyone! 👋

I'm developing GassNative, an experimental Android application that brings a Debian GNU/Linux ARM64 environment and an XFCE desktop experience directly to Android devices — without requiring root access.

🐧 What GassNative offers:

- Debian GNU/Linux 13 (Trixie) ARM64 environment.

- XFCE4 Linux desktop.

- Integrated Android application interface.

- Linux terminal and compatible desktop applications.

- Environment profiles and settings.

- Automatic startup update checking.

💡 The goal: Turn an Android smartphone into a portable Linux environment for experimentation, learning, and working with compatible Linux software.

🛠️ Current status: GassNative is actively under development. Application compatibility, installation time, and graphics performance depend on the device and configuration. Hardware-accelerated desktop rendering and further desktop integration remain ongoing work.

🔗 Explore the project:

- 💻 GitHub repository and source code: https://github.com/Gass-OS/GassNative-

- 🌐 Official project website: https://gass-os.github.io/GassNative-/

I'm building this project under GASS-OS, and I'd love to hear from the Linux, Android, and open-source communities.

What features would you like to see next? Have you tried running a Linux desktop on your Android phone?

Feedback, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome! 🙌

GassNative — Your Linux world, in your pocket.

#Android #Linux #Debian #XFCE #ARM64 #OpenSource

I wondering why apps are Hard dependency on android and why developers not build something for Linux mobiles too .

I know less users and all but having a option helpful right.

Hello everyone,

A while ago, HowToMen featured NOMone Desktop in his Best Apps of March 2026 video. Now that the video has been making the rounds again, we thought it was a good opportunity to share it here and give a few more people a chance to try NOMone!

You can watch the video here through this link: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbqqcee

For those who haven't heard of it, NOMone Desktop lets you run a Linux desktop environment on Android phones, tablets, and Android TV devices without root, so you can use Linux applications while keeping Android as your main operating system. Our goal is to make the Linux desktop experience accessible to people who want to do more with the devices they already own while keeping the whole process as easy as possible.

And we're giving away another 100 promo-codes for NOMone Desktop!

If you'd like a code, tell us in the comments: What's the first Linux application you'd want to run on your mobile device?

Promo-codes will be shared with the first 100 commenters (on all platforms) by Friday, October 30. Don't miss your chance ;)

And if you're already running Linux on a mobile device, feel free to share what your setup looks like. I'd love to hear what everyone is experimenting with!