If so, try running the command below in terminal to start it: anbox launch -package= -component= Install Google Play Store:Īnbox has a few built-in applications except Google Play Store, because Google will only permit certified devices to ship with their applications. However, it does not launch in my case until installed the Google Play Store. To install Anbox snap, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal, and run command: snap install anbox -beta -devmodeĪfter installation, you may try to launch Anbox by searching it from activities overview screen. And it ultimately failed to run in my case. User needs to manually mount binder, download and load Android image, and troubleshoot other issues. The software is available to install via official Snap and classic DEB packages, though I recommend the snap package this time. Load Kernel modules:Īnbox requires ashmem_linux and binder_linux kernel modules.ġ.) If you have the SecureBoot enabled (check via sudo mokutil -sb-state command), open terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard, and run command to sign the kernel module: sudo kmodsign sha512 /var/lib/shim-signed/mok/MOK.priv /var/lib/shim-signed/mok/MOK.der /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/staging/android/ashmem_linux.koĢ.) Next load the modules one by one via command: sudo modprobe ashmem_linux sudo modprobe binder_linuxģ.) Finally verify the kernel modules via command: lsmod | grep -e ashmem_linux -e binder_linux For those stick to Xorg, here’s how to install and use Anbox.

It’s said to have better performance, though it requires Wayland session. There’s another solution “ Waydroid” to do the similar things in Linux. Want to run Android apps in Linux? Here’s how to do it using the Anbox container in Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 21.10.Īnbox, Anbox in a box, is a free and open-source software that runs the full Android system in a container, abstracts hardware access and integrates core system services into a GNU/Linux system.

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