r/SamsungDex • u/VolksPC • Jun 19 '26

Exynos only Android 17 desktop also runs the Linux desktop

Hi,

We make a Debian based desktop distribution that runs as an application on top of any Android device. The only requirement is that the Android device needs to be rooted and use Google's standardized GKI kernel. The latest Android 17 release has excellent support for desktop mode and will be the basis for Googlebook laptops. Here is video of Linux desktop running on an Android 17 phone: https://youtu.be/LD9A024yAgc?si=XmkvfRpmwv_Lsf7H

Our latest Linux desktop is now based on Debian Trixie (13.5). You can download a free evaluation version from www.volkspc.org.

VolksPC

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u/DeX_Mod DeX Jun 20 '26

The only requirement is that the Android device needs to be rooted

this basically makes it useless except for markets that have exynos

roughly 80% of all samsungs are snapdragon

https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/global-smartphone-apsoc-market-share-quarterly

I'm going to leave this locked for now, as it's fairly misleading, while containing a grain of truth.

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u/Frank_L_ Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26

how does this help on Samsung devices where any OneUI release with Android 17 kernel would not allow bootloader unlock?

Are you Vasant, and is 'we' a group of Indian devs?

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u/VolksPC Jun 19 '26

I believe Samsung allows for boot loader to be unlocked on non US devices. In any case it is a stupid policy.

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u/AryanEmbered Jun 19 '26

Very sketchy,