Maru OS exits private beta, lets you use an Android phone as a Linux desktop

Originally shared by Danie van der Merwe

Maru OS exits private beta, lets you use an Android phone as a Linux desktop

Maru OS is a platform that lets you run both Google Android and Debian Linux on a smartphone. Use your device as a phone, and it’ll act like any other Android phone. Connect an external display, mouse, and keyboard and you’ve got a full-fledged Debian Linux desktop environment.

First unveiled in February, the project was in private beta for a while, which meant you needed to request an invite to download and install the custom firmware on a smartphone.

Now Maru OS version 0.2.3 is available to the public. As the name suggests, it’s still far from final software, but the lead developer of the project says it’s now stable enough for daily use… although for now only a single smartphone is supported — the Google Nexus 5.

See http://liliputing.com/2016/06/maru-os-exits-private-beta-lets-use-android-phone-linux-desktop.html
http://liliputing.com/2016/06/maru-os-exits-private-beta-lets-use-android-phone-linux-desktop.html#-/web/-1465505815288-trackingCode-Ut1sOBGJttw1feXhRIbYiN2F/fxd3d4UiBhe6xJBswE=-articleId-354782886-vv-c3ec990f-ed52-4e24-b29c-45e6141cd525