X11 on G1 hack is for those who like a little extra OS in their OS

Android may be doing its best to exterminate Linux on the mobile platform, but a dedicated group of fans is doing its best to keep it alive and on the move. One of those is a G1 user by the handle ghostwalker who managed to get a full X-Windows environment running on his handset. Building on the already working Debian version for the G1, he installs LXDE (the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) on top and then connects to that using the Android VNC viewer. The process sounds straightforward (as far as these things go) and is fully detailed at the read link, but as always don't blame us if you break your poor Android's shell -- and heart.

[Via Hack A Day, thanks Neerhaj]

[theattack Posted Feb 24th 2009 9:52AM]

That was before the PRE. Linux still rules, it just needs to applied correctly.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2009 11:29AM]

YO DAWG I HERD YOU LIKE OPERATING SYSTEMS SO I PUT AN OS IN YOUR OS SO YOU CAN COMPUTE WHILE YOU COMPUTE.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2009 11:30AM]

And then my Xzibit image failed to show up to back up my post. Lame.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2009 11:33AM]

So Android is a plot to kill Linux? Does this mean Windows Mobile is a plot to kill Windows CE, and S60 is a plot to kill Symbian?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2009 1:13PM]

That is a thing of beauty. Now lets do Xubuntu.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2009 6:18PM]

It's OpenPMA ala HTC.