A Linux hardware experience website turns 15

Phoronix.com turns 15 years old. The Linux related website that began with a case review and some peripheral reviews on a system running Knoppix. I started Phoronix for the poor Linux hardware support at the time and it’s been an amazing turnaround since that point. No longer is it a battle of getting network devices or input devices working on[…]

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Run Linux in a container on top of Android

Linux Deploy is an open source application for quick and easy installation of the GNU/Linux operating system on Android devices. This free software creates a disk image on flash card, mounts it and installs an Linux OS distribution on it. So, you’ll be able to use systems like Fedora or Ubuntu on your Android device.   Linux Deploy. Quickly install Linux[…]

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How to solve Android Studio Emulator: libGL error on Ubuntu systems

Android Studio 3.1, the official IDE for Android development, provides the fastest tools for building apps for every type of Android device. It gives you world-class code editing, debugging, performance tooling, a flexible build system, and an instant build/deploy system all allow you to focus on building unique and high-quality apps.   Android Studio 3.1 has some issues with Ubuntu[…]

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