How to install and run Android Apps (APKs) on Linux with Shashlik | Linux Today

How to install and run Android Apps (APKs) on Linux with Shashlik

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Bill Toulas
Apr 5, 2016

Shashlik is basically a set of software components that allow Linux users to install and run Android APKs right on their GNU/Linux distribution. Shashlik achieves that by using a stripped down version of Android instead of emulating one, which is nested inside the user session upon the launching of an installed Android application.

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