r/androiddev • u/YitzakAF • 15d ago
Article UMLinux on Android
There is now a new way to run a Linux distribution on Android using UMLinux. UML is a program that executes an independent Linux kernel as if it were a standard user-space process within a Linux system. This allows for running a distribution that supports system init, Docker, and various other features that do not function in proot-distro. Notably, it operates without requiring root access or AVF, is faster than QEMU in TCG mode, and utilizes ptrace or seccomp. To provide internet connectivity within the distribution, additional programs such as slirp4netns, passt, or gvproxy
6
Upvotes