Samsung is bringing Linux to Galaxy devices through a new app and its DeX dock

At the Samsung Developer Conference, the Korean company has announced that it’s bringing Linux to its Galaxy devices through its DeX accessory. To refresh your memory, DeX is this dock that you put a Galaxy phone, such as the Galaxy S8 or Note 8, into to get a PC-like experience, compete with a monitor connected over HDMI, keyboard and mouse, and USB ports.

Samsung:

Although it’s in trial phase, Linux on Galaxy is our innovative solution to bring the Linux experience on PC to mobile, and then further onto a larger display with Samsung DeX. Now developers can code using their mobile on-the-go and seamlessly continue the task on a larger display with Samsung DeX.



Installed as an app, Linux on Galaxy gives smartphones the capability to run multiple operating systems, enabling developers to work with their preferred Linux-based distributions on their mobile devices. Whenever they need to use a function that is not available on the smartphone OS, users can simply switch to the app and run any program they need to in a Linux OS environment.

Samsung admits that Linux on Galaxy is still a work in progress. But those interested can sign up at seap.samsung.com/linux-on-galaxy for Samsung to notify you when it’s ready.

Source: Samsung.

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