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BitsboxAnbox is recommended for Linux users who want to seamlessly run Android applications without the need to dual-boot another operating system or use heavy virtual machines. It's particularly useful for developers testing Android apps in different environments, or users who rely on specific mobile applications for their work or personal tasks.
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It's definitely possible, you have android virtualization options for linux like QEMU, VirtualBox, Anbox, WayDroid, but most of these are either not great or a bit too advanced for this. Easiest / best bet off the top of my head is dual booting Windows and using BlueStacks. Source: over 3 years ago
This isn't really a distro, but you could try Anbox, which wouldn't have the performance overhead of a virtual machine. Source: over 3 years ago
If school apps have an android alternative anbox may allow you to use it on your linux desktop... Just a thought! Source: over 3 years ago
I have used Anbox when I needed to run an Android App on Linux. Source: almost 4 years ago
Does anyone know a way to play Minecraft bedrock on Linux(specifically fedora). I used to use this launcher: mcpelauncher.readthedocs.io, But it has been discontinued and no longer works with the latest version, which I need to be able to play on a friend's real. I've tried using anbox, but it never loaded, and I tried using waydroid, but the internet wasn't working. Don't tell me to just use java, I already do,... Source: almost 4 years ago
There is also Unity Learn's Create with Code that also has a teacher trainingthat goes with it. BitsBox is also great, my kids started out with it, and then moved onto Create With Code. Source: over 3 years ago
Maybe try Bitsbox? It teaches Javascript by making games. They can share the games with their friends, and it also leaves a lot of room for them to modify the games using what they learned. It teaches a lot of programming skills that are useful later. There is also Google's CS First, that's free and has a lot of different projects. It even has themes like games, sports, arts and stories so it might appeal to more... Source: almost 5 years ago
BlueStacks - BlueStacks is a website designed to format mobile apps to be compatible to desktop computers, opening up mobile gaming to laptops and other computers. Read more about BlueStacks.
Kano - The educational computer and coding kit for all ages
Android-x86 - Run Android on your PC.
HTML Planet for Kids - A fun way to learn HTML & CSS
Waydroid - A container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu.
Code with Anna+Elsa - Hour of Code - draw fractals and snowflakes.