AnLinux - Run Linux on Android

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3.5
2.56K reviews
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About this app

*Please update to the latest version to ensure all feature work correctly.

Note: This app work WITHOUT ROOT, but require Android 5 + and latest Termux app.

This application will allow you to run Linux on Android, by using Termux and PRoot technology, you can run a lots of popular Linux Distro, such as Ubuntu, Debian, Kali, Parrot Security OS, Fedora, CentOS Stream, Alpine and much more!

By installing Linux Distro using this app, you can run various classic Linux desktop application such as Emac, mpv player, Python 3, and lots more for you to discover!

Various of Desktop Environment and Window Manager are also supported, such as KDE, Xfce4, LXDM, Mate, LXQT, Awesome Window Manager, IceWM, and more might be added in the future.

Features:

- NO ROOT ACCESS REQUIRED!!!

- Lots of Linux distro supported:

1. Ubuntu
2. Debian
3. Kali
4. Kali Nethunter
5. Parrot Security OS
6. BackBox
7. Fedora
8. CentOS
9. openSUSE Leap
10. openSUSE Tumberweed
11. Arch Linux
12. Black Arch
13. Alpine
14. Void Linux

- Multiple Desktop Environment Supported

- Install multiple distro without conflict

- Provide uninstallation script to fully uninstall distro

- Provide method to run the distro in root mode if you need permission to run penetration testing tools on distro such as Kali Linux or Parrot Security OS.

- SSH is supported for users who prefer command line.

- Various patches to support device that didn't work for running Linux on Android.

- For those who wanted or are learning Linux and command line, this app served its purpose when away from desktop.


Note :

1. This app required Termux to work, it could be install on Play Store.

2. About device requirement:

Android Version : Android 5.0 or above

Architeture : armv7, arm64, x86, x86_64

3. For any suggestion or issue, please open an issue on Github.

If you are new to Linux, or you don't quite understand how it works. Please look at the instruction on wiki page in the app, it may help you if you are stuck at the installation process.


This is an open source app and the source code could be found here : https://github.com/EXALAB/AnLinux-App
Updated on
Jan 21, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info and Device or other IDs
No data collected
Learn more about how developers declare collection
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.6
2.39K reviews
Alexander Makarov
January 21, 2026
Worthless piece of adware. You literally can't press a single button without watching a minute of mobile ads. More than that, the app itself doesn't do anything, it just provides a few scripts you run yourself in termux. And even these don't work properly. Avoid.
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Un Known
February 5, 2026
I just want to thank the developers of anlinux , it helped me a lot , I can't explain it here . I am really thankful 🙏, I usually don't write reviews but I am writing for this app as it helped me alot 🥹. Thank you dear developers. And I have seen someone complaining about ads in this app , an ad-free version of this app is published at EXALAB's official GitHub page .
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Shaun Nova
February 13, 2022
This is a masterpiece 👏 there are some limitations, as you would expect from a mobile app trying to emulate a linux env without root access, on phones that werent designed to run it. Overall its really well done. I think one small area for improvement would be notifying the user when something is broken because of the app's limitations, as its easy to get lost in debugging something that should work on a normal linux env but doesnt in the app :)
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What’s new

*Update run with root feature to use sudo instead of tsu, since tsu is deprecated.
*Description improvement