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This software provides a miniature Linux distribution that runs on non-rooted Android devices. It allows users to access Linux functionality without requiring root access to their Android phone or tablet. The distro is… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A miniature Linux distro for non-rooted Android devices launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    An application innovation platform delivering a comprehensive experience with tools to empower organizations to modernize and build new applications, accelerate AI adoption, and fuel growth.

    2013 · coreos.com · its alternatives →

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    Create embedded Linux systems with a single statically linked executable. - eerimoq/monolinux

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Fastest cloud dev environments for Android

    2024 · dashwave.io · its alternatives →

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    A minimalist distribution of Linux

    2015 · rancher.com · its alternatives →

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    A "living" Linux process with no memory. Contribute to izabera/zeromaps development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Linux kernel driver that turns a rotary phone dial into an evdev input device. You might be interested in this driver if you - prefer the slow pace of dialing over typing numbers with your numpad, - want to bring your old rotary phone into the digital era, - are an educator looking for a simple example driver with a VM-based end-to-end development & test environment (no real hardware needed) - have another creative use case in mind! This driver was my introduction to embedded Linux years ago—and ultimately led to my career. However, it remained unfinished and unpublished until now.…

    2025 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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    Power of Linux on Android without Root 📱

    2019 · andronix.app · its alternatives →

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    Ocean▲205

    Linux server you can fit in your pocket.

    2016 · getocean.io · its alternatives →

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    Distr is designed to help software engineers distribute and manage their applications or agents in customer-controlled or shared-responsibility environments. You only need a Docker Compose file or Helm chart—everything else for on-prem is handled by the platform. We’re are an open source dev tool company. Over the past couple of months, we’ve spoken with dozens of software companies to understand their challenges with on-prem deployments. We analyzed the internal tools they’ve built and the best practices from existing solutions, combining them into a prebuilt, Open Source solution that…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Over the last year or so I have worked on a research linux distribution in my spare time. It’s not a distribution for researchers (like Scientific Linux), but my personal playground project to research linux distribution development, i.e. try out fresh ideas.

    2019 · michael.stapelberg.ch · its alternatives →

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    LineageOS▲131

    The successor to CyanogenMod, an Android Distribution

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Software Development Platform for ARM / Android terminals - vladpalos/PrimaLuce

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Lakka▲85

    Lightweight Linux distro dedicated to retro gaming.

    2015 · lakka.tv · its alternatives →

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    Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on your computer. - H-M-H/Weylus

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Open source mobile OS focused on privacy and security.

    2019 · grapheneos.org · its alternatives →

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    An on-device AI Agent that runs on your phone, open & secure

    Aug 2026 · openminis.app · its alternatives →

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    "Root" via dirtyc0w privilege escalation exploit (automation script) / Android (32 bit) - root.sh

    2016 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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    An alternative android OS

    2013 · jolla.com · its alternatives →

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    This project contains no code from Linux, BSD, Minix, or any other OS. Everything up until this point is written entirely from scratch, including a pure microkernel (that only implements multiprocessor priority scheduling, memory management, and interprocess communication), a work-in-progress implementation of the standard C library, and a variety of servers that provide drivers and other essential OS functionality. At the time of writing this post, the servers provide drivers for the keyboard, NVMe SSDs (that works on real hardware), a Unix-like virtual file system (with a single root…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A local-only journal with serious encryption. Free, open source, and never touches the internet. - fjrevoredo/mini-diarium

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Yet another minimal Linux distribution, based on Arch Linux.

    2020 · archcraft-os.github.io · its alternatives →

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