[Q] why no native linux?

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Asus transformer prime and Acer A500 all have native linux, all I can find is a very old and non-updated thread in Xoom... Using the VNC to operate ubuntu is very lag, it can't be daily use. Acer A500 may have the same hardware as Xoom, is that anyone can transplant the method of A500 to our Xoom?

Hi there

Someone has installed native debian http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1138661 on the xoom in the past i think if more devs wanted to work on this it would be doable, dual boot with linux and android is something i would love to have, I too can't stand chroot options and spend alot of time ssh'ing into a debian box to do things on my xoom i can't do otherwise while sat on the sofa >8^P.

Are you refering to the Terminal Emulator that can be installed on any Android device?

The terminal emulator will give you access to the console where you can run several native linux commands and operate the device just like a Linux with a shell.

See if this is what you mean:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...al.androidterm

The android shell works for the most part, but lots of things tend to be missing if you typed iw or nano for example, but most people know what to expect form android shell and you can compile nano if you want. Go ahead and try compiling something with your terminal emulator.

What id like is to be able to run gnome and run native app gui's and the like or do apt-get install nano and have one os running faster than a laggy hack that chroot is, running one os on top of another.