Linux on Android Provides Inexpensive, Powerful Computing
Linux can be run on carrier-locked Android phones, providing an affordable computing solution. A user demonstrated this by installing Termux on a Moto G Power 2024, allowing for a Linux environment on a low-cost device. The setup included configuring settings to enhance the Linux experience and successfully running applications like GIMP and VS Code.
- ▪Carrier-locked phones can be an inexpensive source of powerful computing hardware.
- ▪The Moto G Power 2024 was used for this Linux setup, costing less than $50.
- ▪Termux was installed to create a Linux environment within Android, allowing for smooth operation of various applications.
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Linux On Android Provides Inexpensive, Powerful Computing No comments by: Aaron Beckendorf May 26, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy In some parts of the world it’s common for cell service providers to sell new phones at a price significantly below market value, with the caveat that these phones are locked to that service provider alone. It’s questionable whether this practice is good for consumers, but as [Gabriel Broussard Korr] notes, it’s an opportunity for hackers: since it’s possible to run a Linux environment on these phones, they make an inexpensive source of quite powerful computing hardware. In this case, [Gabriel] was using the Moto G Power 2024, which has 128 GB of storage, 12 GB of RAM, and costs less than $50 when carrier-locked.
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