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Choose a kernel from here: List of Arch Linux Kernels patched for Anbox.
[ Anbox works with following kernels :-
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linux-zen (it is in the Arch Official Repositories),
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linux-tkg-bmq (it is in the chaotic-aur for Garuda users),
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linux-cacule (it is in the chaotic-aur for Garuda users,
for more details refer:https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/linux-cacule-feedback-testing) -
linux-xanmod-anbox (it is in the chaotic-aur for Garuda users),
*(Anbox doesn't work with linux-lts) ]
However, you could use any of the kernels from the above link and follow similar steps to install the kernel and the corresponding kernel header.
- To install the Xanmod kernel:
sudo pacman -S linux-xanmod-anbox linux-xanmod-anbox-headers
or
To install the Zen Kernel:
sudo pacman -S linux-zen linux-zen-headers
or
To install Linux-tkg-bmq:
sudo pacman -S linux-tkg-bmq linux-tkg-bmq-headers
or
To install Linux-cacule:
sudo pacman -S linux-cacule linux-cacule-headers
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Reboot and choose the patched kernel that you just installed
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Setting up Kernel Modules:
i) To enable module loading at boot, create a file inside /etc/modules-load.d/, which contains the lines:
(sudo nano /etc/modules-load.d/anbox.conf)
/etc/modules-load.d/anbox.conf
ashmem_linux
binder_linux
(Save and exit)
ii) Load Modules: sudo modprobe -a binder-linux ashmem-linux
(You can skip this step for linux-tkg-bmq)
iii) To enable creating mount point of binderfs at boot, create a file in /etc/tmpfiles.d/ with the content:
(sudo nano /etc/tmpfiles.d/anbox.conf)
/etc/tmpfiles.d/anbox.conf
d! /dev/binderfs 0755 root root
(Save and exit)
iv) Mount binderfs:
sudo mkdir -p /dev/binderfssudo mount -t binder none /dev/binderfs
v) To enable mounting binderfs at boot, add a line in the fstab. Using the option nofail here will not greet you with a recovery shell when you are booting a kernel without binderfs support (such as the standard kernel).:
(sudo nano /etc/fstab)
/etc/fstab
none /dev/binderfs binder nofail 0 0
5) Setting up Anbox:
i) Install Anbox:
You can install it from Garuda Gamer -> Emulators. It will install Anbox with all necessary dependencies and even Google PlayStore
ii) Configure Networking:
sudo systemctl enable --now systemd-networkd
iii) Enable the Container Manager Service:
sudo systemctl enable --now anbox-container-manager.service
iv) Enable the Session Manager Service:
systemctl --user enable --now anbox-session-manager.service
v) If you want to use adb to debug, install android-tools:
sudo pacman -S android-tools
- To check modules status
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lsmod | grep -e ashmem_linux -e binder_linux
example output:
binder_linux 147456 79
ashmem_linux 16384 23
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we can also check like this:
cat /proc/filesystems | grep binder# output should like:nodev binder
cat /proc/misc | grep ashmem# output should like:56 ashmemor
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sudo ls -1 /dev/{ashmem,binderfs}
[For more details refer to: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Anbox#Installation]
This post is a simplified version of this one: https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/a-little-help-with-anbox/
There you are, enjoy Android Apps in Garuda Linux!
and at this moment I didn't have time to "study" on it a bit ...