Samsung on Thursday announced a new app, Linux on Galaxy, designed to work with its DeX docking station to bring a full Linux desktop experience to Galaxy Note8, Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphone users. Samsung earlier this year introduced DeX, a docking station that connects to a monitor to give Galaxy smartphone users a desktop experience. With the Linux on Galaxy app, users will be able to run full Linux desktop distributions. The ability to run a Linux environment is “interesting at best,” said Jitesh Ubrani, senior research analyst at IDC.
The only reason I want Samsung to support Linux is that I want their phones NOT to use Android, but rather a secure pure Linux only on the phone! Adding an app to provide a Linux desktop experience is not at all what I want! And I don't think there's a single Linux fan who will disagree with me!
I disagree.
/Dave
Zero-toleranceM$ ~ Linux/BSD/Beos/Solaris user since 1997
I still use my Ubuntu phone and tablet, there's Linux and a place for Android (still Linux). Buy yourself an Ubuntuphone if you want something, 'more Linux'.
May I add grow a brain before speaking for people who share not the same propensity towards 'dumb-arse'ness.
Samsung to Give Linux Desktop Experience to Smartphone Users
Posted by: David Jones October 19, 2017 04:28 PMSamsung on Thursday announced a new app, Linux on Galaxy, designed to work with its DeX docking station to bring a full Linux desktop experience to Galaxy Note8, Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphone users. Samsung earlier this year introduced DeX, a docking station that connects to a monitor to give Galaxy smartphone users a desktop experience. With the Linux on Galaxy app, users will be able to run full Linux desktop distributions. The ability to run a Linux environment is “interesting at best,” said Jitesh Ubrani, senior research analyst at IDC.
/Dave
Zero-toleranceM$ ~ Linux/BSD/Beos/Solaris user since 1997
I still use my Ubuntu phone and tablet, there's Linux and a place for Android (still Linux). Buy yourself an Ubuntuphone if you want something, 'more Linux'.
May I add grow a brain before speaking for people who share not the same propensity towards 'dumb-arse'ness.