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I have a Samsung a51 that I debloated, I want to use it as a Linux toy and get a distro running either installed or through an emulator like termux.

I want to run something like debian

Any recommendations for apps to use to get Linux running?

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[–] mariah@feddit.rocks 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Termux, proot-distro, and termux-x11 is the way. I got debian with xfce on my tablet

[–] Bicyclejohn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm gonna do that too, would gnome be OK on my hardware? About 4 GB ram

[–] Oliper202020@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Probably best with a light weight DE

[–] mariah@feddit.rocks 1 points 1 year ago

I would recommend xfce or other lightweight de/wm. Dont expect to game. I just use it for searx and ssh