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Re: Waydroid – Run Android containers on Ubuntu

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Post by nyanpasu64 »

numpad0 wrote: post #184
nyanpasu64 wrote: post #179

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think TPMs are designed such that Google only trusts TPMs with private keys inaccessible to users (and bank account stealers, and Netflix downloaders), and which follow the instructions of your bank or Netflix (not the instructions of the user).

Do you have a taobao link for Google trusted TPM chips in reel?

The problem is (I think) you can't get a TPM to tell Google you're running on an unmodified phone (barring hardware mods or TPM exploits) if you have discrepancies from the unmodified phone visible in the CPU's RAM or flash.

Re: Waydroid – Run Android containers on Ubuntu

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Post by jrm4 »

skerit wrote: post #198
jrm4 wrote: post #33

Name strongly implies it requires Wayland? (which, eww) But the front page doesn't make this too clear, can anyone confirm?

Eww? Do you honestly believe the future of the Linux desktop is anything but Wayland?

Funny way to ask the question, which lets me know that it's at least still a question :)

What I believe doesn't matter of course, and I get that it's probably happening whether I like it or not; but this is the worst rollout of anything I've ever seen in the Linux world, and to me just violates the heck out of at least one of "the whole points" of using Linux.

Don't break backward compatibility! (and for me, e.g don't break my x2go)

Re: Waydroid – Run Android containers on Ubuntu

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Post by jrm4 »

yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #48
jrm4 wrote: post #33

Name strongly implies it requires Wayland? (which, eww) But the front page doesn't make this too clear, can anyone confirm?

FWIW you can just run a Wayland compositor in a window on X. Not sure if there's a way to get it working without the root window to make it seamless, but it's still an option. EDIT: Actually I tried it and this doesn't want to work in an instance of weston running on top of X; not sure where the failure is.

Color me surprised :)

Obviously its no one's job to fix Wayland for me or anything like that, but I've literally never gotten Wayland to work on anything beyond a live distro. Now, of course, I haven't tried very hard because I have no use for it. But yeah.

Re: Waydroid – Run Android containers on Ubuntu

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Post by occoder »

marcodiego wrote: post #162
hereme888 wrote: post #160

Can anyone post a list of terminal commands to install Waydroid in Ubuntu 21? I'm a total Linux noob who just migrated from Windows. I got as far as: Sudo apt install python3 && curl && lxc I don't know how to word the install for wayland session manager. And copy pasting the.... "export DISTRO="bullseye" && \ curl https://repo.waydro.id/waydroid.gpg > /usr/share/keyrings/waydroid.gpg && \ echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/s…

I tested it on bullseye, so I had to change nothing. I think, the thing you have to change is replacing export DISTRO="bullseye" with export DISTRO="focal"

I tried it on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS which is also focal, but I'm getting this error on "apt update":

  Get:4 https://repo.waydro.id focal InRelease [1,343 B]                   
  Err:4 https://repo.waydro.id focal InRelease
    The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 959FE34E90E51522
  Reading package lists... Done
  W: GPG error: https://repo.waydro.id focal InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 959FE34E90E51522
  E: The repository 'https://repo.waydro.id focal InRelease' is not signed.
Is that an issue with the waydroid repository, or with my setup?

Re: Waydroid – Run Android containers on Ubuntu

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Post by josteink »

jiggunjer wrote: post #191
josteink wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fxtec looks neat in theory, but one thing I love on my PinePhone is its ability to just boot any OS on any SD-card you insert. Do you know if the fxtec will offer the same? For a tinkerable Linux phone where you genuinely go distro-hopping, that's truly a game-changer.

You mean any OS that has been painstakingly ported and compiled for the Pinephone? I don't think that leaves you with a plethora of options...

I mean as opposed to having to use weird key-combos, special reset-modes, and arcane tools to flash/erase internal storage and re-install my phone every time I want to try something new.

With the PinePhone I can boot from external media (like SD-cards), and that's quite a big deal.

Yeah, it's not ACPI and UEFI and generic images running HW-discovery and magically "just working", but it's still way better than the options you have pretty most everywhere else in phone-space.

Re: Waydroid – Run Android containers on Ubuntu

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Post by moondev »

rd07 wrote: post #4

I have tried Waydroid in Manjaro Linux, and to my surprise, it runs smoothly. I even able to install Aurora Store and install Telegram from there, which also run perfectly. RAM usage was minimal, maybe because of it is running on a container. The only thing I haven't figured out is keyboard input from my physical keyboard directly to the android.

Did you need to do anything special to launch? Just hangs for me

Re: Waydroid – Run Android containers on Ubuntu

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Post by electrikjesus »

pabs3 wrote: post #174
electrikjesus wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We figured mentioning it in the docs under dependencies was enough ( https://docs.waydro.id/usage/install-on-desktops ). We will add it to the website instructions as well then to make things more clear.

Have you considered adding support for other container systems like systemd-nspawn or Kata Containers?

We are working with a few community members to support as many systems as possible RN. On down the road, there might be aossibility of supporting different container methods, but for now, we are focusing our efforts on using LXC

Re: Waydroid – Run Android containers on Ubuntu

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Post by [deleted] »

moondev wrote: post #206
rd07 wrote: post #4

I have tried Waydroid in Manjaro Linux, and to my surprise, it runs smoothly. I even able to install Aurora Store and install Telegram from there, which also run perfectly. RAM usage was minimal, maybe because of it is running on a container. The only thing I haven't figured out is keyboard input from my physical keyboard directly to the android.

Did you need to do anything special to launch? Just hangs for me

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Re: Waydroid – Run Android containers on Ubuntu

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Post by the_third_wave »

marcodiego wrote: post #161

Just installed it. First impressions: * The good - It is very responsive and smooth - Install just following instructions described - F-droid works - Apps installed from F-droid works - Full screen videos from Newpipe play smoothly * The bad - Had to enable "invert colors" to get correct colors - Mouse scroll is inverted - Can't choose correct layout of physical keyboard because android thinks there's no physical key…

One thing to add to The bad/The ugly:

- requires Wayland - does not seem to work with X11

This makes it a no-go for many a potential user.

Re: Waydroid – Run Android containers on Ubuntu

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Post by the_third_wave »

skerit wrote: post #198
jrm4 wrote: post #33

Name strongly implies it requires Wayland? (which, eww) But the front page doesn't make this too clear, can anyone confirm?

Eww? Do you honestly believe the future of the Linux desktop is anything but Wayland?

Well, yes, I do. I expect X11 to be around for quite a while, possibly even longer than Wayland. Now if Wayland itself gains some of the features which keep me at X11 - network transparency (through nx/x2go) and compatibility with the kitchen sink being the most important - this might change but until such a time I will use X11, as will many others.
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