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Android-x86 vs Devuan GNU+Linux

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When comparing Android-x86 vs Devuan GNU+Linux, the Slant community recommends Devuan GNU+Linux for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux distributions for desktops?” Devuan GNU+Linux is ranked 8th while Android-x86 is ranked 74th. The most important reason people chose Devuan GNU+Linux is:

It is stable like Debian.

Specs

Based OnAndroid Open Source Project

Default Desktop EnvironmentAndroid dalla

Init-SystemAndroid init

Official Supported Architecturesi686, amd64 hhhlhgfg

Release ScheduleN/A

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Based OnDebian

Default Desktop EnvironmentXfce (KDE, MATE, Cinnamon and LXQt are available)

Init-SystemSysVinit, OpenRC or runit

Official Supported Architecturesi386, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, ppc64el

Release SchedulePoint(release codename) Rolling(stable, oldstable, testing, unstable)

Main UsageUniversal

OS FamilyGNU/Linux

OriginWorldwide

Package ManagerDebian Package Manager

Release TypeBinary, However you can rebuild and install the Packages or the whole system from Source with apt-build

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Common Questions

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Pros

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Has Bluetooth & WiFi support

Pro
It's a complete port of Android to x86

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Open source

Using Open Source Mesa for GPU / Video and presently up to Linux Kernel 4.0.6, with some Kernel 4.1 test builds available from contributors....

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Actively developed

Since 2009 the pet project of running Android on a PC by a highly respected developer, has gathered many developer contributions from the open source community...and in 2015 they are still going strong and delivering. Contributors are welcomed and needed for ongoing development work, any donations are accepted.

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Stable device support

Runs on more devices than any other available Android on a PC product presently available, KitKat, Lollipop, all open source.

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Stability

It is stable like Debian.

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Excellent for normal people

It is easy to use and is a good choice for beginners.

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It's Debian

Devuan is Debian just without systemd, it just mirrors the the Debian archive and repacks packages that have hard dependencies on systemd.

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Debian without systemd

Pro
Most decent look amongst other XFCE distros

Default XFCE theme is unique of all the XFCE distos including MXLinux, Xubuntu etc.

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Very secure

More secure than Debian, because it doesn't use Systemd.

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Cons

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Slow performance

Runs very slow which is not efficient.

Con
Short list of supported devices

Currently it's tested on only the following devices:

ASUS Eee PCs/Laptops
Viewsonic Viewpad 10
Dell Inspiron Mini Duo
Samsung Q1U
Viliv S5
Lenovo ThinkPad x61 Tablet

Check them out, download a build and try it for yourself, read their forums and see what is presently happening, from the SurfacePRO 3 work in progress to the older Asus T100 ongoing work and many other PC's, Laptop, 2-in-1's, the older Surface 2, Dell XPS 12, Dell Venue 8, HP Stream, Sony Viao and many others. AOSP KitKat is their present released product, Lollipop version 5.1.1 is their present development cycle. There are builds available for either.

Con
Difficult to install on non-free hardware

Unlike Debian, Devuan offers no unfree netinstall media, so if your system needs unfree drivers (e.g a laptop or a tablet), you'll have to download the Debian firmware on a separate USB.

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Fragmentation

Forked distributions like Devuan and Artix fragment the Linux community and hurt the original project. Debian users who do not want systemd should use Slackware or BSD instead.