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Samsung DeX: Convergence & Traditional Linux Distributions On Galaxy Smartphones
For those not in the know, this is highly likely going to be something like Linux-desktop-in-a-chroot thing like it's already possible and done in many Android apps.
Still, I'm 100% sure that they will make their TouchWiz Linux Desktop thingy and lock it down somehow (while also wasting a ton of internal flash space), not allow distros to be installed in mildly smart places like say SD card (that may or may not be in their high end phones at all)
For those not in the know, this is highly likely going to be something like Linux-desktop-in-a-chroot thing like it's already possible and done in many Android apps.
Still, I'm 100% sure that they will make their TouchWiz Linux Desktop thingy and lock it down somehow (while also wasting a ton of internal flash space), not allow distros to be installed in mildly smart places like say SD card (that may or may not be in their high end phones at all)
It's much harder than a chroot, and a chroot does already all they might realistically need.
Also KVM virtualization requires more resources on the host (and wastes guest RAM for a kernel/driver stack that is completely pointless) and has bigger performance impact than a simple chroot.
This will very likely be a chroot type thing as it will be running the the phone's original Android kernel. This pretty cool and Samsung has the business might and phone marketshare to possibly see this gain some traction. It would make spending several hundred dollars on a smartphone a more compelling option than the budget $150 or less phones I typically buy.
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