Vanilla OS 2.0 Adds Android Container Support

https://github.com/Vanilla-OS/vanilla-system-operator/issues/45

Implements support for waydroid in vso, this includes creating and deleting a waydroid container, as well as using fdroid repositories to install and search for applications.

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17 Comments

Pantherina@feddit.de · 24 pts · 2y (11 replies)

This is huge! Just integrating F-Droid into their mix package manager is really badass.

Because the only good way to autoupdate the Android apps is from the PC host using waydroid app install. But F-Droids release images are totally random and also not as secure as using the API. Having repo support is waaay better.

gonzoknowsdotcom1@monero.town · 14 pts · 2y

yes vanilla os 2.0 is huge and it's now on debian

fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com · 0 pts · 2y (9 replies)

Now add Obtainium

rush@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y (5 replies)
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fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com · 3 pts · 2y (4 replies)

When F-Droid builds direct from repo, signs and downloads to your phone, is it really that different from pulling the APK directly from the original repo?

rush@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y (3 replies)
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fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

But they need that because they are not the source, right? I feel like I'm missing something. Developer makes app on say, GitHub, how is going through F-Droid more trustworthy than the source?

rush@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com · 1 pts · 2y

Oh I follow now. Interesting. Perhaps this will become a PR if I ever have time.

redd@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Does it also follow the rule to not allow closed source API? (Notification,Location,..)

fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com · 1 pts · 2y

No, it gives the user the choice to pull whichever versions they want.

Pantherina@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y

Isnt that just a semi working feedreader for Github and other sources?

Secret300@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 2y (7 replies)

I was curious about vanilla os but nows it's gonna be based on Debian and everything else I'm hears I kinda wanna switch to it for at least a month

gonzoknowsdotcom1@monero.town · 5 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Currently, been using it for the past year for work & school studies. Haven't had any big issues and far less when I used windows. Waiting for the Alpha to go to beta

warmaster@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Will they update GNOME like Ubuntu or will they wait for Debian to do it?

Secret300@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

In the road map they said they have gnome 44 for vanilla os 2.0

warmaster@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Damn, it would be impressive if they accomplish that

Grass@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

What was it before?

Secret300@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Ubuntu based

Grass@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

This is a good change