Three Fixes: Audacity, Firefox Video and Sound, and Browser Icons
Three problems you told us about are fixed today. Each one came from a report, so thank you to everyone who took the time to write in or post about what they ran into.
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News, guides and stories about running real Linux apps on Samsung DeX and Android with Breadstick.
Breadstick 2.0: Linux on Intel Googlebooks
Breadstick 2.0 is rolling out on Google Play today. If your device updates apps automatically, it is already on its way; if not, open Breadstick in the Play Store and tap Update. Two days ago, 1.9.9 brought Breadstick to Googlebooks. This release brings it to…
Breadstick 1.9.9: GPU Acceleration and Googlebooks
Breadstick 1.9.9 is rolling out on Google Play today. If your device updates apps automatically, it is already on its way; if not, open Breadstick in the Play Store and tap Update. It follows 1.3.0 and carries everything since: Linux apps that draw with your…
Coding on a Samsung Tablet: Why I Left My Laptop at Home
Can a Samsung tablet replace a laptop for coding? Last weekend, it did for me. With Breadstick, VS Code, compilers and language runtimes, Git and SSH all run on the tablet itself, in real Debian Linux. This is the first post in a series about…
What's New in Breadstick 1.3.0
Breadstick 1.3.0 is rolling out on Google Play today. If your device updates apps automatically, it is already on its way; if not, open Breadstick in the Play Store and tap Update. Thank you to everyone who has written in since the last release with…
What's New in Breadstick 1.2.0
Breadstick 1.2.0 is rolling out on Google Play today. If your device updates apps automatically, it is already on its way; if not, open Breadstick in the Play Store and tap Update. Most of what is in this release came from your reports, so thank…
Samsung Took Away Linux on DeX, but Breadstick Brings It Back
In 2018, Samsung shipped something unusual for a phone maker: Linux on DeX. Connect a Galaxy phone or tablet to a monitor, open the app, and you had a full Ubuntu desktop running beside Android. For developers it was a glimpse of the pocket workstation,…
How Breadstick Compares to Termux, UserLAnd, AnLinux and Andronix
Running Linux on an Android phone or tablet without root is not new, and Breadstick did not invent it. Termux, UserLAnd, AnLinux and Andronix have helped a great many people put a real Linux system in their pocket, and each of them is very good…
Why Breadstick?
People ask about the name more than almost anything else, so here is the story.