Android is a dominant, open-source mobile operating system based on Linux that powers many smartphones, tablets, and TV boxes. With over 3 million apps available on the Google Play Store, it offers a wide range of software options. Debian is a highly regarded, stable, and free open-source Linux distribution that acts as a robust platform for desktop users, particularly content creators, scientists, and programmers. VolksPC OS is a solution featuring an installer and a desktop application that enables running a full, Debian-based Linux desktop environment on any Android device transforming it into a capable Linux workstation . Linux users can now access Android apps and services alongside their standard Linux desktop environment, addressing a common limitation of standard Linux: the lack of readily available consumer-focused applications and easy access to cloud and streaming services.
VolksPC Linux for Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi is a popular single board ARM computer that we use to showcase our software. You can install Linux desktop on both Raspberry Pi 5 and 4 SBC’s running Android. The Raspberry Pi 5 Android APK’s supports both Lineage OS 23 and Android 16 releases. While the Raspberry Pi 4 Android APK’s supports both LineageOS 22.2 and Android 15 installation. The Android applications provided here are for evaluation purposes. Contact us for commercial license. You will also need volkspcimgarm64.zip from the Installation page.
VolksPC Linux for Android
You can run our VolksPC Linux desktop on any recent Android phone or tablet that uses Google’s GKI Kernel. You will need to root the Android device to install our software. We provide a fully-functional free evaluation version for all our software product with limited keyboard support. First download the volkspcimgarm64.zip from the Installation page. After that you will need to download the Android APK’s from the list below based on the GKI Kernel used by your device.
With these Android APK’s you can install VolksPC Linux desktop on any Android device running Android15-6.6 GKI Kernel . This includes any phone or tablet based on the Snapdragon 8 Elite SOC (OnePlus Pad 3) .
With these Android APK’s you can install our VolksPC Linux desktop on any Android device running Android14-6.1 GKI Kernel . This includes devices based on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (OnePlus Pad 2) and Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 (Xiaomi Pad 7) , Google Pixel phones and tablet , to name a few.
With these Android APK’s you can install our VolksPC Linux desktop on any Android device running Android13-5.15 GKI Kernel . This include devices based on the Snapdragon 685 SOC (ONN 11″ tablet pro 2024 ) , or Unisoc T616 SOC.
With these Android APK’s you can install our VolksPC Linux desktop on any Android device running Android12-5.10 GKI Kernel . This includes devices based on the the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 as well as Mediatek Helio G99/G100.
