The process doesn’t actually replace Android on the tablet, but instead installs Ubuntu alongside it. To access Ubuntu from Linux, you actually run a VNC client.

But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to run an alternate operating system on the NOOK Tablet. In fact, you can now install and run Ubuntu Linux on the NOOK Tablet.

Since Android uses Linux, you’d think it would be easier to run Linux apps on your Android phone or tablet. There are some solutions out there, but the experience is usually less than stellar.

Want to run full desktop Linux apps on your Android phone? Now you can thanks to the Linux Terminal app. Here's how!

Get even more from your Android device by running a desktop OS! Lots of options including Debian (no root), Ubuntu, and Kali Linux.

Google is developing official support for running Debian Linux on Android devices through a new Terminal app using AVF. Developers can code and test Android apps directly on phones and tablets ...

No matter how cool it sounds to run desktop Linux on a tablet, it’s not an ideal solution. I would love to have this tablet sit on my desk and I can tinker with it once in awhile.

That method installs a command line version of the Linux OS to run Debian Linux apps on supported Chromebooks. Since then, I have been sharing my Chromebook as a platform to run the Chrome OS with ...

Google's Pixel C tablet has some killer hardware under the hood, and thanks to XDA user Samt434, that killer hardware is able to run Arch Linux natively.