linux VS anbox

I reached to Arch's kernel repository and found that device.h exists.

bash $ pacman -Q --info linux-headers Name : linux-headers Version : 6.2.11.arch1-1 Description : Headers and scripts for building modules for the Linux kernel Architecture : x86_64 URL : https://github.com/archlinux/linux/commits/v6.2.11-arch1 Licenses : GPL2 Groups : None Provides : None Depends On : pahole Optional Deps : None Required By : None Optional For : dkms Conflicts With : None Replaces : None Installed Size : 158.24 MiB Packager : Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) Build Date : Thu 13 Apr 2023 06:59:24 PM CEST Install Date : Wed 19 Apr 2023 09:32:40 AM CEST Install Reason : Explicitly installed Install Script : No Validated By : Signature

So, the "bleeding edge" of https://github.com/archlinux/linux? That's going to just get you a release candidate of the mainline kernel, with no Arch-specific patches. You can get that on NixOS by using linuxPackages_testing.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm guessing I have to do it with the Arch Linux fork of the linux kernel?

I've now downloaded v6.0.2-arch1 and confirmed the patch isn't applied. Idk why but will check on archs forums.

I've confirmed that in v6.0.2-arch1 the patch isn't applied. But it is on the master branch.

$ pacman -Qii linux Name : linux Version : 6.0.arch1-1 Description : The Linux kernel and modules Architecture : x86_64 URL : https://github.com/archlinux/linux/commits/v6.0-arch1 Licenses : GPL2 Groups : None Provides : VIRTUALBOX-GUEST-MODULES WIREGUARD-MODULE KSMBD-MODULE Depends On : coreutils kmod initramfs Optional Deps : wireless-regdb: to set the correct wireless channels of your country linux-firmware: firmware images needed for some devices [installed] Required By : nvidia Optional For : base Conflicts With : None Replaces : virtualbox-guest-modules-arch wireguard-arch Installed Size : 163.52 MiB Packager : Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) Build Date : Tue 04 Oct 2022 03:16:52 PM EDT Install Date : Wed 05 Oct 2022 04:35:19 AM EDT Install Reason : Explicitly installed Install Script : No Validated By : Signature Backup Files : (none)

Lately there appear to be changes in Arch as well, making it hard to keep up as well. Let's examine for example the kernel building. It was the tradition and commitment by arch to use direct source from upstream, and only modify what is necessary to make software comply with the entire distro. Now, with linux-5.19 appearing, and maybe with the last versions of 5.18, instead of using directly a tar ball from kernel.org Arch is using its own source library https://github.com/archlinux/linux/tags made by forking Torvalds' git. The traditional config file is gone, and all configuration and patching takes place at Arch's forked source.

It's not present in 5.15/16 and i noticed that lockdep_assert_preemption_disabled was added in the 5.17. As arch's kernel is by default PREEMPT_DYNAMIC, tried preempt=voluntary and the warnings went away.

It's definitely possible, you have android virtualization options for linux like QEMU, VirtualBox, Anbox, WayDroid, but most of these are either not great or a bit too advanced for this. Easiest / best bet off the top of my head is dual booting Windows and using BlueStacks

This isn't really a distro, but you could try Anbox, which wouldn't have the performance overhead of a virtual machine.

Maybe with Anbox

If school apps have an android alternative anbox may allow you to use it on your linux desktop... Just a thought!

last commit was in september, seems like development has stalled. Let's pretend I said waydroid then.

Anbox - Android emulation (although AFAIU they're mostly a dead project now in favor of Waydroid... Although IIRC, Anbox does not require Wayland)